Proverbs 31:1
The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
In Context
2“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
Cross References
Proverbs 1:8My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
Proverbs 30:1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Timothy 3:15From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Messiah Yeshua.
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 →