Proverbs 31:3
Do not give your substance to women, or your riches to overthrow kings.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
In Context
2“What, O my beloved? What, O beloved of my womb? What, O beloved of my vows?
4Not to kings, O Lamuel, not to kings give wine. For there are no secrets where drunkenness reigns.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:17He shall not have many wives, who might allure his mind, and he shall not have immense weights of silver and gold.
Nehemiah 13:26“Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin!
Proverbs 7:26For she has tossed aside many wounded, and some of those who were very strong have been slain by her.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:2-10
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto… Read the whole commentary →