Proverbs 31:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

The words of King Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

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  • Prov 6:20 : 20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother:
  • 2 Tim 1:5 : 5 When I call to remembrance the sincere faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it is in you also.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;
  • Prov 30:1 : 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, indeed the prophecy: the man spoke to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal,

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