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Proverbs 31:2
What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
Proverbs 31:2 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 31:2 in other translations
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
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In context
1 The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
2 What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
3 Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
5 For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.
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