Proverbs 31:1
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
מַשָּׂא
an oracle
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מַשָּׂא
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
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מֶלֶךְ
the king
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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יָסַר
she instructed/ him
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יָסַר
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
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לְמוּאֵל
Lemuel
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לְמוּאֵל
Lemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of Solomon
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