Proverbs 31:1
The words of king Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
In Context
2What, my son? And what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Proverbs 30:1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Timothy 3:15And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:1
This chapter is added to Solomon's proverbs, some think because it is of the same author, supposing king Lemuel to be king Solomon; others only because it is of the same nature, though left in writing by another author, called Lemuel; however it be, it is a prophecy, and therefore given by inspiration and direction of God, which Lemuel was under in the writing of it, and putting it into this form, as his mother was in dictating to him the matter of it. Here is, I. An exhortation to Lemuel, a young prince, to take… Read the whole commentary →