KJV King James Version
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
WEB World English Bible
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
ASV American Standard Version
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Surrounding context — Proverbs 31
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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1 Timothy 5:23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.Psalm 104:15And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man’s heart.1 Samuel 1:10And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.2 Kings 4:27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.Job 3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
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