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Good advice to a king

31 These are the words that King Lemuel's mother said to him. It is an important message:[a]

Be careful, my dear son. God answered my prayers when I gave birth to you. Please listen carefully!

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Footnotes

  1. 31:1 Lemuel was not a king of Israel. But his name means ‘he belongs to God’.

Sayings of King Lemuel

31 The sayings(A) of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.

Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
    Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!(B)

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