Thematic Bible
Proverbs 31:1 (show verse)
The words of King Lemuel, the prophecy which his mother taught him.
Proverbs 31:2 (show verse)
What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?
Proverbs 31:3 (show verse)
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Proverbs 31:4 (show verse)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to lust for strong drink;
Proverbs 31:5 (show verse)
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Proverbs 31:6 (show verse)
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are of heavy hearts.
Proverbs 31:7 (show verse)
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Proverbs 31:8 (show verse)
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.
Proverbs 31:9 (show verse)
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31:10 (show verse)
Who can find a woman of virtue? For her value is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:11 (show verse)
The heart of her husband trusts safely in her, so that he shall have no need of plunder.
Proverbs 31:12 (show verse)
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:13 (show verse)
She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands.
Proverbs 31:14 (show verse)
She is like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar.
Proverbs 31:15 (show verse)
She also rises while it is still night, and gives food to her household, and a share to her young women.
Proverbs 31:16 (show verse)
She considers a field, and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:17 (show verse)
She binds her loins with strength, and makes her arms strong.
Proverbs 31:18 (show verse)
She sees that her merchandise is good; her lamp does not go out by night.
Proverbs 31:19 (show verse)
She lays her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Proverbs 31:20 (show verse)
She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
Proverbs 31:21 (show verse)
She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Proverbs 31:22 (show verse)
She makes herself coverings; her clothing is silk and purple.
Proverbs 31:23 (show verse)
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
Proverbs 31:24 (show verse)
She makes fine linen and sells it, and delivers girdles to the merchants.
Proverbs 31:25 (show verse)
Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Proverbs 31:26 (show verse)
She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverbs 31:27 (show verse)
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Proverbs 31:28 (show verse)
Her sons rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.
Proverbs 31:29 (show verse)
Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all.
Proverbs 31:30 (show verse)
Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears Jehovah, she shall be praised.
Proverbs 31:31 (show verse)
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.