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title: Proverbs 31
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createdAt: 2024-08-21T04:07:11.240Z
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**1 **The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

**2 **What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

**3 **Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

**4 ***It is* not for kings, O Lemuel, *it is* not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

**5 **Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

**6 **Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

**7 **Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

**8 **Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

**9 **Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

א

**10 **Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price *is* far above rubies.

ב

**11 **The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

ג

**12 **She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

ד

**13 **She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

ה

**14 **She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

ו

**15 **She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

ז

**16 **She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

ח

**17 **She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

ט

**18 **She perceiveth that her merchandise *is* good: her candle goeth not out by night.

י

**19 **She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

כ

**20 **She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

ל

**21 **She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household *are* clothed with scarlet.

מ

**22 **She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing *is* silk and purple.

נ

**23 **Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

ס

**24 **She maketh fine linen, and selleth *it*; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

ע

**25 **Strength and honour *are* her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

פ

**26 **She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue *is* the law of kindness.

צ

**27 **She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

ק

**28 **Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband *also*, and he praiseth her.

ר

**29 **Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

ש

**30 **Favour *is* deceitful, and beauty *is* vain: *but* a woman *that* feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

ת

**31 **Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.