Proverbs 31:6
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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
In other translations
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- 1 Timothy 5:23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
- 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.wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- 1 Samuel 1:10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 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.And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength 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.The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 3:20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
- 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.When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
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