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Lemuel
"Devoted to God"
Proverbs 31:1
Who they were
A king whose mother taught him the words of Proverbs 31 — including the famous poem on the woman of noble character.
Themes
devotionwisdommotherhoodteaching
Read their story
Lemuel's story begins in Proverbs.
The full passage is at Proverbs 31:1. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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