Add parallel Print Page Options

Give not thy strength unto women,
Nor thy ways to [a]that which destroyeth kings.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;
Nor for princes [b]to say, Where is strong drink?
Lest they drink, and forget [c]the law,
And pervert the justice due to [d]any that is afflicted.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:3 Or, as otherwise read, them that destroy
  2. Proverbs 31:4 Another reading is, to desire strong drink.
  3. Proverbs 31:5 Hebrew that which is decreed.
  4. Proverbs 31:5 Hebrew all the sons of affliction.