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Proverbs 31:1-23

31:1

The words
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of king
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Lemuel
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the prophecy
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that his mother
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taught
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him.

31:2

What, my son
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and what, the son
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of my womb
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and what, the son
<01248>

of my vows
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31:3

Give
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not thy strength
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unto women
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nor thy ways
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to that which destroyeth
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kings
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31:4

[It is] not for kings
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O Lemuel
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[it is] not for kings
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to drink
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wine
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nor for
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princes
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strong drink
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31:5

Lest they drink
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and forget
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the law
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and pervert
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the judgment
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of any of the afflicted
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{prevert: Heb. alter} {of any...: Heb. of all the sons of affliction}

31:6

Give
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strong drink
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unto him that is ready to perish
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and wine
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unto those that be of heavy
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hearts
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{of...: Heb. bitter of soul}

31:7

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

31:8

Open
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thy mouth
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for the dumb
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in the cause
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of all such as are appointed
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to destruction
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{such...: Heb. the sons of destruction}

31:9

Open
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thy mouth
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judge
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righteously
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and plead
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the cause of the poor
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and needy
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31:10

Who can find
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a virtuous
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woman
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for her price
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[is] far
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above rubies
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31:11

The heart
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of her husband
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doth safely trust
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in her, so that he shall have no need
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of spoil
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31:12

She will do
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him good
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and not evil
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all the days
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of her life
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31:13

She seeketh
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wool
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and flax
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and worketh
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willingly
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with her hands
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31:14

She is like the merchants
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ships
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she bringeth
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her food
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from afar
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31:15

She riseth
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also while it is yet night
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and giveth
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meat
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to her household
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and a portion
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to her maidens
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31:16

She considereth
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a field
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and buyeth
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it: with the fruit
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of her hands
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she planteth
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a vineyard
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{buyeth: Heb. taketh}

31:17

She girdeth
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her loins
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with strength
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and strengtheneth
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her arms
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31:18

She perceiveth
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that her merchandise
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[is] good
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her candle
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goeth not out
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by night
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{She...: Heb. She tasteth}

31:19

She layeth
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her hands
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to the spindle
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and her hands
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hold
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the distaff
<06418>_.

31:20

She stretcheth out
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her hand
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to the poor
<06041>_;

yea, she reacheth forth
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her hands
<03027>

to the needy
<034>_.

{She...: Heb. She spreadeth}

31:21

She is not afraid
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of the snow
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for her household
<01004>_:

for all her household
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[are] clothed
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with scarlet
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{scarlet: or, double garments}

31:22

She maketh
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herself coverings of tapestry
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her clothing
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[is] silk
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and purple
<0713>_.

31:23

Her husband
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is known
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in the gates
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when he sitteth
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among the elders
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of the land
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