Proverbs 31:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My son Lemuel, you were born in answer to my prayers, so listen carefully.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:1

These are the sayings that King Lemuel of Massa was taught by his mother.

Isaiah 49:15

The LORD answered, “Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast? Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own body? Even if a mother could forget, I will never forget you.

1 Samuel 1:11

“LORD All-Powerful, I am your servant, but I am so miserable! Please let me have a son. I will give him to you for as long as he lives, and his hair will never be cut.”

1 Samuel 1:28

Now I am giving him to the LORD, and he will be the LORD's servant for as long as he lives.” Elkanah worshipped the LORD there at Shiloh, and