Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 31:3
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Berean Standard Bible
Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
King James Version
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
World English Bible
Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
American Standard Version
Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 31
1 These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
2 What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
3 Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
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