These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Proverbs 31
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The words of Lemuel; the burden wherewith his mother corrected him.
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What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
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Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
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- 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine: Nor for princes to say: ‘Where is strong drink?’
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Lest they drink, and forget that which is decreed, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.
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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in ;
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Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And his misery no more.
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- 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
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Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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Isaiah 1:17 Deuteronomy 1:16 Leviticus 19:15 Jeremiah 22:15-16 Job 29:15-16 Psalm 58:1-2 Job 29:12 Isaiah 11:4 Amos 5:11-12 Hebrews 1:9 Jeremiah 23:5 Proverbs 16:12 Revelation 19:11 Deuteronomy 16:18-20 Zechariah 9:9 Jeremiah 5:28 Daniel 4:27 2 Samuel 8:15 John 7:24 Isaiah 1:23 Psalm 72:1-2 Proverbs 20:8 Zechariah 7:9 Isaiah 32:1-2 Jeremiah 22:3 - 10 A woman of valour who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
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The of her husband doth safely trust in her, And he hath no lack of gain.
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She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.
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- 13 She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.
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She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her food from afar.
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- 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her maidens.
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She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
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She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.
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She perceiveth that her merchandise is good; Her lamp goeth not out by night.
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She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.
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- 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
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She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
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- 22 She maketh for herself coverlets; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
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Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
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She maketh linen garments and selleth them; And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
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- 25 Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.
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She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the of kindness is on her tongue.
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Proverbs 10:31 Ephesians 4:29 Acts 6:15 1 Peter 3:1 Acts 18:26 Esther 5:8 Esther 8:3-6 Proverbs 31:8-9 2 Samuel 20:16-22 Proverbs 25:15 Esther 4:4 Song of Solomon 2:14 Luke 1:42-56 1 Peter 3:4-5 Esther 7:3-6 Luke 1:38 2 Kings 22:15-20 Song of Solomon 4:11 Colossians 4:5 1 Samuel 25:24-31 1 Peter 3:8-9 Malachi 2:6 Proverbs 12:18 Proverbs 16:24 Judges 13:23 Genesis 24:18-20 -
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She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.
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Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her:
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Many daughters have done valiantly, But thou excellest them all.’
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- 30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth , she shall be praised.
- 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works her in the gates.