Proverbs 31:1
¶ The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 6:20 : 20 ¶ My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- 2 Tim 1:5 : 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 Tim 3:15 : 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.
- Prov 1:8 : 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- Prov 30:1 : 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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