Proverbs 31:1
The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
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Cross References
Proverbs 1:8My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
Proverbs 30:1The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:
2 Timothy 3:15And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to 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 →