Proverbs 31:8,9
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” King Lemuel’s mother spoke wise words to teach a King how to look out for his people and to protect those who could not protect […]
Proverbs 31:6,7
Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. Interesting that humankind hasn’t changed much in a few thousand years. Alcohol is still used today by many to forget their woes and to put a different view […]
Proverbs 31:4,5 NIV
It is not for kings, O Lemuel – not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, less they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. It is well known that in the drinking of alcohol, one can lose their ability for thinking clearly, […]
Proverbs 31:3 NIV
do not spend your strength on women, your vigour on those who ruin kings. Oh, how well his mother understands how easily a man can be led astray by a woman, or even the thought of one. Man may be the stronger sex physically but their responses to a female can weaken them and make […]
Proverbs 31:2 NIV
O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, As she is speaking to him, she reminds him of their closeness, their relationship, how he was once inside her body and a physical part of her. A reminder to him that he should listen to what she has to say, that […]
Proverbs 31:1 NIV
The sayings of King Lemuel – an oracle his mother taught him: His mother (Bathsheba) was obviously a wise woman and one who influenced her son a great deal, in order to teach him as she had done. She is often portrayed in various ways by people studying the Bible, but whatever/whoever she was, her […]
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