Proverbs 31:1 KJV
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Matthew Henry
- An exhortation to king Lemuel to take heed of sin, and to do dutiesWhen children are under the mother's eye, she has an opportunity of fashioning their minds aright. Those who are grown up, should often call to mind the good...
Thompson Chains
- Instruction (3)See the chain from Deuteronomy 4:9 · 8 links
Cross References
- Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- Proverbs 1:8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- 2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- Proverbs 30:1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
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Bible Dictionary
- LemuelDedicated to God, a king whom his mother instructed (Prov 31:1–9). Nothing is certainly known concerning him. The rabbis identified him...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- The words דִּבְרֵי dibrê דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct
- of king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular
- Lemuel לְמוּאֵל lĕmûʾēl לְמוּאֵל Proper name
- the prophecy מַשָּׂא maśśāʾ מַשָּׂא Noun · masculine singular
- that his mother אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אִמּוֹ ʾimmô אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- taught יִסְּרַתּוּ yissĕrattû יָסַר Verb · piel perfect, third person feminine singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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