Proverbs 31 From A Scan Of An Original 1611 King James Bible

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THE PROVERBES. Chapter 31 (Original 1611 KJV Book of Proverbs)

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CHAP. XXXI.

1 Lemuels lesson of chastitie and temperance. 6 The afflicted are to be comforted and defended. 10 The praise and properties of a good wife.

¹The wordes of King Lemuel, the prophecie that his mother taught him.

²What, my sonne! and what, the sonne of my wombe! and what, the sonne of my vowes!

³Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes to that which destroyeth kings.

⁴It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drinke wine, nor for Princes, strong drinke:

⁵Lest they drinke, and forget the Law, and peruert the iudgement of any of the afflicted.⁵

⁶Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.⁶

⁷Let him drinke, and forget his pouertie, and remember his misery no more.

⁸Open thy mouth for the dumbe in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.⁸

⁹Open thy mouth, iudge righteously, and plead the cause of the poore and needy.⁹

¹⁰¶ Who can finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue Rubies.¹⁰

¹¹The heart of her husband doeth safely trust in her, so that he shall haue no need of spoile.

¹²She will doe him good, and not euill, all the dayes of her life.

¹³She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and worketh willingly with her hands.

¹⁴She is like the merchants ships, she bringeth her food from afarre.

The description of a good woman.

¹⁵Shee riseth also while it is yet night, and giueth meate to her household, and a portion to her maydens.

¹⁶She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her handes she planteth a Uineyard.¹⁶

¹⁷She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes.

¹⁸She perceiueth that her merchandise is good; her candle goeth not out by night.¹⁸

¹⁹She layeth her handes to the spindle, and her handes hold the distaffe.

²⁰She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, yea she reacheth foorth her handes to the needy.²⁰

²¹She is not afraid of the snow for her houshold: for all her houshold are cloathed with scarlet.²¹

²²She maketh herselfe couerings of tapestrie; her cloathing is silke and purple.

²³Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth among the Elders of the land.

²⁴She maketh fine linnen, and selleth it, and deliuereth girdles vnto the merchant.

²⁵Strength and honour are her cloathing; and she shall reioyce in time to come.

²⁶She openeth her mouth with wisedome; and in her tongue is the law of kindnesse.

²⁷She looketh well to the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of idlenesse.

²⁸Her children arise vp, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

²⁹Many daughters haue done vertuously, but thou excellest them all.²⁹

³⁰Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vaine: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shalbe praised.

³¹Giue her of the fruit of her hands, and let her owne workes praise her in the gates.


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