Proverbs 31:9-11

The Voice

⁹ Open your mouth, judge fairly,
and stand up for the rights of the afflicted and the poor.

King Lemuel’s mother warns him of the dangers of women and wine. In different ways, both have brought down great leaders. Both are certainly distractions to a king’s true work—defending the poor.

¹⁰Who can find a truly excellent woman? One who is superior in all that she is and all that she does?
Her worth far exceeds that of rubies and expensive jewelry.
¹¹She inspires trust, and her husband’s heart is safe with her,
and because of her, he has every good thing.