Proverbs 31:3
Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
In Context
2What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:17He shall not have many wives, that may allure his mind, nor immense sums of silver and gold.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin in this kind of thing? and surely among many nations, there was not a king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: m and yet women of other countries brought even him to sin.
Proverbs 7:26For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest 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 →