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Proverbs 31 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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CHAPTER 31
The Words of Lemuel
1 The words of King Lemuel, the [fn]oracle which his mother taught him:
2 What, O my son?
And what, O son of my womb?
And what, O son of my vows?
3 Do not give your strength to women,
Or your ways to that which destroys kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
5 For they will drink and forget what is decreed,
And pervert the [fn]rights of all the [fn]afflicted.
6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to him [fn]whose life is bitter.
7 Let him drink and forget his poverty
And remember his trouble no more.
8 Open your mouth for the mute,
For the [fn]rights of all the [fn]unfortunate.
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And [fn]defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
Description of a Worthy Woman
10 An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She looks for wool and flax
And works with her [fn]hands [fn]in delight.
14 She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15 She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And [fn]portions to her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From [fn]her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds [fn]herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
18 She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her [fn]hands grasp the spindle.
20 She [fn]extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out 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 makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
And [fn]supplies belts to the [fn]tradesmen.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the [fn]future.
26 She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the [fn]teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
29 “Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who [fn]fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
31 Give her the [fn]product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB95 Footnotes
Or, burden
Literally: judgment
Literally: sons of affliction
Literally: bitter of soul
Literally: judgment
Literally: sons of passing away
Literally: judge the afflicted
Literally: palms
Or, willingly
Or, prescribed tasks
Literally: the fruit of her palms
Literally: her loins
Literally: palms
Literally: spreads out her palm
Literally: gives
Literally: Canaanite
Literally: latter days
Or, law
Or, reverences
Literally: fruit
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