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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.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2.
Wisdom from King Lemuel's Mother -
http://www.learnthebible.org/L-147_wisdom_from_king_lemuel.htm
3.
Matthew Henry
Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible
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http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries
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Wisdom from
a Mother |
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King Lemuel wrote the
last chapter of Proverbs but he credits his mother with the
wisdom contained in his words. Whereas most of Proverbs
deals with a father speaking to his son, this chapter
contains a mother’s wisdom that she gives to her son.
Mostly, she deals with the danger of alcohol and the need
for a virtuous woman.2
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Who was King
Lemuel? |
Most interpreters are of opinion that
Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for
God, or devoted to God. Lemuel is supposed to be
a pretty, fond, endearing name, by which his mother used to
call him; and so much did he value himself upon the interest
he had in his mother's affections that he was not ashamed to
call himself by it. One might be
rather inclined to think it is
Solomon that here tells us what his mother taught him
because he tells us what his father taught him. But some
think (and the conjecture is not improbable) that Lemuel was
a prince of some neighbouring country, whose mother was a
daughter of Israel, perhaps of the house of David, and
taught him these good lessons.2
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A lesson or poem? |
The
description of the virtuous woman is designed to show
what wives the women should make and what wives the men
should choose; it consists of twenty-two verses, each
beginning with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet in order, as
some of the Psalms, which makes some think it was no
part of the lesson which Lemuel's mother taught him, but a
poem by itself, written by some other hand, and perhaps had
been commonly repeated among the pious Jews, for the ease of
which it was made alphabetical. We have the abridgment of it
in the New Testament (1 Tim. 2:9, 10, 1 Pt. 3:1-6), where
the duty prescribed to wives agrees with this description of
a good wife; and with good reason is so much stress laid
upon it, since it contributes as much as any one thing to
the keeping up of religion in families, and the entail of it
upon posterity, that the mothers be wise and good; and of
what consequence it is to the wealth and outward prosperity
of a house every one is sensible. He that will thrive must
ask his wife leave.3
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