The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
THE WORDS of Lemuel king of Massa, which his mother taught him:
The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.
The words of King Lemuel of Massa, which his mother taught him:
The words of king Lamuel. The vision by which his mother instructed him:
The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.
Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching,
The words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. Thus says the man: I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and am wasting away.
For as pressing milk produces curds and pressing the nose produces blood, so pressing anger produces strife.
No, my son! No, son of my womb! No, son of my vows!
My child, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.
and how from childhood you have known sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.