Pro 31:1-3 | ESV | STEP | The words of King Lemuel . An oracle that his mother taught him:

e[ch. 7:26; Deut. 17:17; 1 Kgs. 11:1; Neh. 13:26]

Proverbs 31:1-3

The Words of King Lemuel

1 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:

2 What are you doing, my son? ^{▼▼Hebrew What, my son?} What are you doing, ^bson of my womb?
What are you doing, ^cson of my vows?
3 Do ^dnot give your strength to women,
your ways to those ^ewho destroy kings.