1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes `to say', Where is strong drink? 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice `due' to any that is afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy. 10 A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain. 12 She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband `also', and he praiseth her, `saying': 29 Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. 30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; `But' a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

Proverbs 31:1

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?

Proverbs 31:2

Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Proverbs 31:3

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes `to say', Where is strong drink?

Proverbs 31:4

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice `due' to any that is afflicted.

Proverbs 31:5

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Proverbs 31:6

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

Proverbs 31:7

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

Proverbs 31:8

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31:9

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:10

The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain.

Proverbs 31:11

She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:12

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

Proverbs 31:13

She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar.

Proverbs 31:14

She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.

Proverbs 31:15

She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Proverbs 31:16

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.

Proverbs 31:17

She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night.

Proverbs 31:18

She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle.

Proverbs 31:19

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:20

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Proverbs 31:21

She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Proverbs 31:22

Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

Proverbs 31:23

She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Proverbs 31:24

Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come.

Proverbs 31:25

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Proverbs 31:26

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

Proverbs 31:27

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband `also', and he praiseth her, `saying':

Proverbs 31:28

Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all.

Proverbs 31:29

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; `But' a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Proverbs 31:30

Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

Proverbs 31:31

 1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes `to say', Where is strong drink? 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice `due' to any that is afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy. 10 A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, And he shall have no lack of gain. 12 She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her bread from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it; With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable: Her lamp goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold the spindle. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and dignity are her clothing; And she laugheth at the time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband `also', and he praiseth her, `saying': 29 Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. 30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; `But' a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

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The RV New Testament was released In 1881; the Old Testament was published in 1885. The ASV was published in 1901 by Thomas Nelson & Sons. In 1928, the International Council of Religious Education (the body that later merged with the Federal Council of Churches to form the National Council of Churches) acquired the copyright from Nelson and renewed it the following year.

The divine name of the Almighty (the Tetragrammaton) is consistently rendered Jehovah in the ASV Old Testament, rather than LORD as it appears in the King James Bible.

The ASV was the basis of four revisions. They were the Revised Standard Version, 1971, the Amplified Bible, 1965, the New American Standard Bible, 1995, and the Recovery Version, 1999. A fifth revision, known as the World English Bible, was published in 2000 and was placed in the public domain. The ASV was also the basis for Kenneth N. Taylor's Bible paraphrase, The Living Bible, 1971.

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