Proverbs 31 (DRA)

← Proverbs 30 Proverbs
v1

The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.

v2

What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

v3

Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

v4

Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

v5

And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.

v6

Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

v7

Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.

v8

Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.

v9

Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor.

v10

Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

v11

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

v12

She will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.

v13

She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.

v14

She is like the merchant’s ship, she bringeth her bread from afar.

v15

And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens.

v16

She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

v17

She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm.

v18

She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.

v19

She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

v20

She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.

v21

She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments.

v22

She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple is her covering.

v23

Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land.

v24

She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite.

v25

Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day.

v26

She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

v27

She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.

v28

Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.

v29

Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all.

v30

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

v31

Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

← Proverbs 30 Proverbs