Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
New American Standard Bible
And what, O
And what, O son of my
King James Version
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Holman Bible
What, son of my womb?
What, son of my vows?
International Standard Version
No, my son! No, my son whom I conceived! No, my son to whom I gave birth!
A Conservative Version
What, my son? And what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
Amplified
What, O my
And what, O son of my womb?
And what [shall I advise you], O son of my vows?
Bible in Basic English
What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
Darby Translation
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?
Julia Smith Translation
What, my son? and what the son of my womb? and what the son of my vows?
King James 2000
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Lexham Expanded Bible
What, my son? And what, my son in my womb? And what, son of my vows?
Modern King James verseion
What, my son? And what, the son of my womb? And what, the son of my vows?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My son, thou son of my body: O my dear beloved son,
NET Bible
O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,
New Heart English Bible
"Oh, my son. Oh, son of my womb. Oh, son of my vows.
The Emphasized Bible
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? aye what, the son of my vows?
Webster
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
World English Bible
"Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
Youngs Literal Translation
'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Oracle Of King Lemuel
1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Cross References
Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
1 Samuel 1:28
therefore also I have granted him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he is granted to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.