Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
What, my son? and what the son of my womb? and what the son of my vows?
New American Standard Bible
And what, O
And what, O son of my
King James Version
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Holman Bible
What, son of my womb?
What, son of my vows?
International Standard Version
No, my son! No, my son whom I conceived! No, my son to whom I gave birth!
A Conservative Version
What, my son? And what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
American Standard Version
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
Amplified
What, O my
And what, O son of my womb?
And what [shall I advise you], O son of my vows?
Bible in Basic English
What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
Darby Translation
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?
King James 2000
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Lexham Expanded Bible
What, my son? And what, my son in my womb? And what, son of my vows?
Modern King James verseion
What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, thou son of my body: O my dear beloved son,
NET Bible
O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,
New Heart English Bible
"Oh, my son. Oh, son of my womb. Oh, son of my vows.
The Emphasized Bible
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? aye what, the son of my vows?
Webster
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
World English Bible
"Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
Youngs Literal Translation
'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Oracle Of King Lemuel
1 The words of Lemuel the king, the lifting up which his mother will instruct him. 2 What, my son? and what the son of my womb? and what the son of my vows? 3 Thou shalt not give thy strength to women, and thy ways to the destroying of kings.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:15
Shall a woman forget her child, from pitying the son of her womb? also these shall forget, and I shall not forget thee.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she will vow a vow, and say, Jehovah of armies, if seeing, thou wilt see the affliction of thy servant and remember me, and thou wilt not forget thy servant, and give to thy servant seed of men, and I gave him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and a razor shall not come up upon his head.
1 Samuel 1:28
And I also lent him to Jehovah; all the days which he lives he is lent to Jehovah. And they will worship to Jehovah there.