Proverbs 31:2
מַה ־ בְּרִי וּמַֽה ־ בַּר ־ בִּטְנִי וּמֶה בַּר ־ נְדָרָֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
In Context
1דִּבְרֵי לְמוּאֵל מֶלֶךְ מַשָּׂא אֲֽשֶׁר ־ יִסְּרַתּוּ אִמּֽוֹ ׃
3אַל ־ תִּתֵּן לַנָּשִׁים חֵילֶךָ וּדְרָכֶיךָ לַֽמְחוֹת מְלָכִֽין ׃
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:28וְגַם אָנֹכִי הִשְׁאִלְתִּהוּ לַֽיהוָה כָּל ־ הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר הָיָה הוּא שָׁאוּל לַֽיהוָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ שָׁם לַיהוָֽה ׃ פ
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 →