Proverbs 31 | BSB Bible Study

Proverbs 31:1 (BSB)
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

Proverbs 31:2 (BSB)
What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?

Proverbs 31:3 (BSB)
Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

Proverbs 31:4 (BSB)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Proverbs 31:5 (BSB)
lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

Proverbs 31:6 (BSB)
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

Proverbs 31:7 (BSB)
Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Proverbs 31:8 (BSB)
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

Proverbs 31:9 (BSB)
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31:10 (BSB)
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Proverbs 31:11 (BSB)
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Proverbs 31:12 (BSB)
She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:13 (BSB)
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

Proverbs 31:14 (BSB)
She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

Proverbs 31:15 (BSB)
She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.

Proverbs 31:16 (BSB)
She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:17 (BSB)
She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.

Proverbs 31:18 (BSB)
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.

Proverbs 31:19 (BSB)
She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

Proverbs 31:20 (BSB)
She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:21 (BSB)
When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.

Proverbs 31:22 (BSB)
She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Proverbs 31:23 (BSB)
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.

Proverbs 31:24 (BSB)
She makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.

Proverbs 31:25 (BSB)
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

Proverbs 31:26 (BSB)
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Proverbs 31:27 (BSB)
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:28 (BSB)
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

Proverbs 31:29 (BSB)
“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

Proverbs 31:30 (BSB)
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Proverbs 31:31 (BSB)
Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

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