This chapter is the record of a king remembering his mother’s faithful instruction. As she speaks, the heart of Lemuel’s mother is laid bare. She longs to see her son prosper. And so she arrives at the great burden of her heart, his choice in companionship. She recognizes that the choices Lemuel makes in female companionship will likely either make him or break him. Will beauty blind him to darker motives, or will he value something more? This wise woman displays great wisdom in her approach to this subject. She doesn’t criticize a certain woman or push him towards her favored choice. Instead, she paint a picture of life, of a life well lived, of two individuals living as one flesh, pulling the same roap, moving in the same direction. As parents, sometimes we wonder if our children are listening to us. In this passage, we find a wise approach to parenting. Not only should our own marriages be modeling a harmony from which our children may view an example to emulate, but we should also be continually be teaching the big picture perspective of consequences and blessing associated with choices that are made.