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# Proverbs 31 (New King James Version)
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The Words of King Lemuel's Mother
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##### Chapter 31
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###### 1 The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:
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###### 2 What, my son?
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And what, son of my womb?
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And what, son of my vows?
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###### 3 Do not give your strength to women,
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Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
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###### 4 _It is_ not for kings, O Lemuel,
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_It is_ not for kings to drink wine,
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Nor for princes intoxicating drink;
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###### 5 Lest they drink and forget the law,
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And pervert the justice of all the afflicted.
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###### 6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
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And wine to those who are bitter of heart.
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###### 7 Let him drink and forget his poverty,
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And remember his misery no more.
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###### 8 Open your mouth for the speechless,
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In the cause of all _who are_ appointed to die.
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###### 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
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And plead the cause of the poor and needy.The Virtuous Wife
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###### 10 Who can find a virtuous wife?
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For her worth _is_ far above rubies.
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###### 11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
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So he will have no lack of gain.
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###### 12 She does him good and not evil
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All the days of her life.
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###### 13 She seeks wool and flax,
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And willingly works with her hands.
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###### 14 She is like the merchant ships,
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She brings her food from afar.
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###### 15 She also rises while it is yet night,
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And provides food for her household,
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And a portion for her maidservants.
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###### 16 She considers a field and buys it;
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From her profits she plants a vineyard.
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###### 17 She girds herself with strength,
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And strengthens her arms.
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###### 18 She perceives that her merchandise _is_ good,
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And her lamp does not go out by night.
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###### 19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
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And her hand holds the spindle.
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###### 20 She extends her hand to the poor,
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Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
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###### 21 She is not afraid of snow for her household,
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For all her household _is_ clothed with scarlet.
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###### 22 She makes tapestry for herself;
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Her clothing _is_ fine linen and purple.
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###### 23 Her husband is known in the gates,
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When he sits among the elders of the land.
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###### 24 She makes linen garments and sells _them,_
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And supplies sashes for the merchants.
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###### 25 Strength and honor _are_ her clothing;
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She shall rejoice in time to come.
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###### 26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
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And on her tongue _is_ the law of kindness.
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###### 27 She watches over the ways of her household,
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And does not eat the bread of idleness.
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###### 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed;
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Her husband _also,_ and he praises her:
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###### 29 "Many daughters have done well,
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But you excel them all."
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###### 30 Charm _is_ deceitful and beauty _is_ passing,
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But a woman _who_ fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
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###### 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
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And let her own works praise her in the gates.
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