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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 31:1-9
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New International Version (1984 Edition)
Proverbs 31:1
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The sayings of King Lemuel-an oracle (F58) his mother taught him:
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Proverbs 31:2
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"O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, (F59)
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Proverbs 31:3
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do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
Proverbs 31:4
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"It is not for kings, O Lemuel- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
Proverbs 31:5
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lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Proverbs 31:6
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Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;
Proverbs 31:7
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let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
Proverbs 31:8
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"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
Proverbs 31:9
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Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
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