Proverbs 31:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 31:6

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Berean Standard Bible

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

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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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WEB

World English Bible

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 31

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

⁵ lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

⁶ Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

⁷ Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

⁸ Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

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