Proverbs 31

Daily Proverbs Podcast · May 31, 2020 · 4m

Proverbs 31 New Living Translation (NLT)

The Sayings of King Lemuel

31 The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message,a]">[a] which his mother taught him.

2 O my son, O son of my womb,

O son of my vows,

3 do not waste your strength on women,

on those who ruin kings.

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine.

Rulers should not crave alcohol.

5 For if they drink, they may forget the law

and not give justice to the oppressed.

6 Alcohol is for the dying,

and wine for those in bitter distress.

7 Let them drink to forget their poverty

and remember their troubles no more.

8 Speak up for those…