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Proverbs 31:1

NETBible	The words of King Lemuel,¹ an oracle² that his mother taught him:
NIV © biblegateway Pro 31:1	The sayings of King Lemuel—an oracle his mother taught him:
NASB © biblegateway Pro 31:1	The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him:
NLT © biblegateway Pro 31:1	These are the sayings of King Lemuel, an oracle that his mother taught him.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 31:1	The words of King Lemuel, the strong advice his mother gave him:
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 31:1	The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 31:1	The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 31:1	The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:
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KJV	The words <01697> of king <04428> Lemuel <03927>_, the prophecy <04853> that his mother <0517> taught <03256> (8765) him.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 31:1	The words <01697> of King <04428> Lemuel <03927> , the oracle <04853> which <0834> his mother <0517> taught <03256> him:
LXXM	oi <3588> T-NPM emoi <1473> P-DS logoi <3056> N-NPM eirhntai {V-RMI-3P} upo <5259> PREP yeou <2316> N-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM crhmatismov <5538> N-NSM on <3739> R-ASM epaideusen <3811> V-AAI-3S h <3588> T-NSF mhthr <3384> N-NSF autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	The words <01697> of King <04428> Lemuel <03927> , an oracle <04853> that <0834> his mother <0517> taught <03256> him:
HEBREW	wma <0517> wtroy <03256> rsa <0834> avm <04853> Klm <04428> lawml <03927> yrbd (31:1) <01697>

NETBible

The words of King Lemuel,¹ an oracle² that his mother taught him:

NET Notes

¹sn Nothing else is known about King Lemuel aside from this mention in the book of Proverbs. Jewish legend identifies him as Solomon, making this advice from his mother Bathsheba; but there is no evidence for that. The passage is the only direct address to a king in the book of Proverbs – something that was the norm in wisdom literature of the ancient world (Leah L. Brunner, “King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources,” Dor le Dor 10 [1982]: 210-19; Brunner argues that the advice is religious and not secular).

²tn Some English versions take the Hebrew noun translated “oracle” here as a place name specifying the kingdom of King Lemuel; cf. NAB “king of Massa”; CEV “King Lemuel of Massa.”