Proverbs 31:1

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The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.

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  • Prov 6:20 : 20 My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
  • 2 Tim 1:5 : 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that it now lives in you also.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
  • Prov 30:1 : 1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh, an oracle: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal.

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