Proverbs 31:3
Give not your strength unto women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
In Context
2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.
Proverbs 7:26For she has cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men 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 →