Verse 4
It is not for kings,{H4428} O Lemuel,{H3927} it is not for kings{H4428} to drink{H8354} wine;{H3196} Nor for{H335} princes{H7336} [to say], Where is strong drink?{H7941}
Referenced Verses
- Eccl 10:17 : 17 Happy{H835} art thou, O land,{H776} when thy king{H4428} is the son{H1121} of nobles,{H2715} and thy princes{H8269} eat{H398} in due season,{H6256} for strength,{H1369} and not for drunkenness!{H8358}
- Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine{H3196} is a mocker,{H3887} strong drink{H7941} a brawler;{H1993} And whosoever erreth{H7686} thereby is not wise.{H2449}
- Isa 5:22 : 22 Woe{H1945} unto them that are mighty{H1368} to drink{H8354} wine,{H3196} and men{H582} of strength{H2428} to mingle{H4537} strong drink;{H7941}
- Isa 28:7-8 : 7 And even these{H428} reel{H7686} with wine,{H3196} and stagger{H8582} with strong drink;{H7941} the priest{H3548} and the prophet{H5030} reel{H7686} with strong drink,{H7941} they are swallowed up{H1104} of{H4480} wine,{H3196} they stagger{H8582} with strong drink;{H7941} they err{H7686} in vision,{H7203} they stumble{H6328} in judgment.{H6417} 8 For all tables{H7979} are full{H4390} of vomit{H6892} [and] filthiness,{H6675} [so that there is] no place{H4725} [clean].
- Lev 10:9-9 : 9 Drink{H8354} no wine{H3196} nor strong drink,{H8354} thou, nor thy sons{H1121} with thee, when ye go{H935} into the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} that ye die{H4191} not: it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations:{H1755} 10 and that ye may make a distinction{H914} between the holy{H6944} and the common,{H2455} and between the unclean{H2931} and the clean;{H2889}
- Hos 4:11-12 : 11 Whoredom{H2184} and wine{H3196} and new wine{H8492} take away{H3947} the understanding.{H3820} 12 My people{H5971} ask{H7592} counsel at their stock,{H6086} and their staff{H4731} declareth{H5046} unto them; for the spirit{H7307} of whoredom{H2183} hath caused them to err,{H8582} and they have played the harlot,{H2181} [departing] from under their God.{H430}
- Hab 2:5 : 5 Yea, moreover, wine{H3196} is treacherous,{H898} a haughty{H3093} man,{H1397} that keepeth not at home;{H5115} who enlargeth{H7337} his desire{H5315} as Sheol,{H7585} and he is as death,{H4194} and cannot be satisfied,{H7646} but gathereth{H622} unto him all nations,{H1471} and heapeth{H6908} unto him all peoples.{H5971}
- Mark 6:21-28 : 21 And{G2532} when{G3753} a convenient{G2121} day{G2250} was come,{G1096} that Herod{G2264} on his{G846} birthday{G1077} made{G4160} a supper{G1173} to his{G846} lords,{G2532} and the high captains,{G5506} and{G2532} the chief{G4413} men of Galilee;{G1056} 22 and{G2532} when the daughter{G2364} of Herodias{G2266} herself{G846} came in{G1525} and{G2532} danced,{G3738} she pleased{G700} Herod{G2264} and{G2532} them{G3588} that sat at meat with him;{G4873} and{G2532} the king{G935} said{G2036} unto the damsel,{G2877} Ask{G154} of me{G3165} whatsoever{G3739} thou wilt,{G2309} and{G2532} I{G1437} will give{G1325} it thee.{G4671} 23 And{G2532} he sware{G3660} unto her,{G3754} Whatsoever{G3739} thou shalt ask{G154} of me,{G3165} I{G1437} will give{G1325} it thee,{G4671} unto{G2193} the half{G2255} of my{G3450} kingdom.{G932} 24 And{G1161} she went out,{G1831} and said{G2036} unto her{G846} mother,{G3384} What{G5101} shall I ask?{G154} And{G1161} she said,{G2036} The head{G2776} of John{G2491} the Baptizer.{G910} 25 And{G2532} she came in{G1525} straightway{G2112} with{G3326} haste{G4710} unto{G4314} the king,{G935} and asked,{G154} saying,{G3004} I will{G2309} that{G2443} thou forthwith{G1824} give{G1325} me{G3427} on{G1909} a platter{G4094} the head{G2776} of John{G2491} the Baptist.{G910} 26 And{G2532} the king{G935} was{G1096} exceeding sorry;{G4036} but for{G1223} the sake{G3727} of his oaths, and{G2532} of them{G3588} that sat{G4873} at meat, he would{G2309} not{G3756} reject{G114} her.{G846} 27 And{G2532} straightway{G2112} the king{G935} sent{G649} forth a soldier{G4688} of his guard, and commanded{G2004} to bring{G5342} his{G846} head:{G2776} and{G1161} he went{G565} and beheaded{G607} him{G846} in{G1722} the prison,{G5438} 28 and{G2532} brought{G5342} his{G846} head{G2776} on{G1909} a platter,{G4094} and{G2532} gave{G1325} it{G846} to the damsel;{G2877} and{G2532} the damsel{G2877} gave{G1325} it{G846} to her{G846} mother.{G3384}
- Hos 7:3-5 : 3 They make the king{H4428} glad{H8055} with their wickedness,{H7451} and the princes{H8269} with their lies.{H3585} 4 They are all adulterers;{H5003} they are as an oven{H8574} heated{H1197} by the baker;{H644} he ceaseth{H7673} to stir{H5782} [the fire], from the kneading{H3888} of the dough,{H1217} until it be leavened.{H2556} 5 On the day{H3117} of our king{H4428} the princes{H8269} made themselves sick{H2470} with the heat{H2534} of wine;{H3196} he stretched out{H4900} his hand{H3027} with scoffers.{H3945}
- 1 Kgs 20:12 : 12 And it came to pass, when [Ben-hadad] heard{H8085} this message,{H1697} as he was drinking,{H8354} he and the kings,{H4428} in the pavilions,{H5521} that he said{H559} unto his servants,{H5650} Set{H7760} [yourselves in array]. And they set{H7760} [themselves in array] against the city.{H5892}
- 1 Kgs 20:16-20 : 16 And they went out{H3318} at noon.{H6672} But Ben-hadad{H1130} was drinking{H8354} himself drunk{H7910} in the pavilions,{H5521} he and the kings,{H4428} the thirty{H7970} and two{H8147} kings{H4428} that helped{H5826} him. 17 And the young men{H5288} of the princes{H8269} of the provinces{H4082} went out{H3318} first;{H7223} and Ben-hadad{H1130} sent out,{H7971} and they told{H5046} him, saying,{H559} There are men{H582} come out{H3318} from Samaria.{H8111} 18 And he said,{H559} Whether they are come out{H3318} for peace,{H7965} take{H8610} them alive,{H2416} or whether they are come out{H3318} for war,{H4421} take{H8610} them alive.{H2416} 19 So these went out{H3318} of the city,{H5892} the young men{H5288} of the princes{H8269} of the provinces,{H4082} and the army{H2428} which followed{H310} them. 20 And they slew{H5221} every one{H376} his man;{H376} and the Syrians{H758} fled,{H5127} and Israel{H3478} pursued{H7291} them: and Ben-hadad{H1130} the king{H4428} of Syria{H758} escaped{H4422} on a horse{H5483} with horsemen.{H6571}
- Esth 3:15 : 15 The posts{H7323} went forth{H3318} in haste{H1765} by the king's{H4428} commandment,{H1697} and the decree{H1881} was given{H5414} out in Shushan{H7800} the palace.{H1002} And the king{H4428} and Haman{H2001} sat down{H3427} to drink;{H8354} but the city{H5892} of Shushan{H7800} was perplexed.{H943}
- Dan 5:2-4 : 2 Belshazzar,{H1113} while he tasted{H2942} the wine,{H2562} commanded{H560} to bring{H858} the golden{H1722} and silver{H3702} vessels{H3984} which Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} his father{H2} had taken{H5312} out of{H4481} the temple{H1965} which was in Jerusalem;{H3390} that the king{H4430} and his lords,{H7261} his wives{H7695} and his concubines,{H3904} might drink{H8355} therefrom. 3 Then{H116} they brought{H858} the golden{H1722} vessels{H3984} that were taken{H5312} out of{H4481} the temple{H1965} of the house{H1005} of God{H426} which was at Jerusalem;{H3390} and the king{H4430} and his lords,{H7261} his wives{H7695} and his concubines,{H3904} drank{H8355} from them. 4 They drank{H8355} wine,{H2562} and praised{H7624} the gods{H426} of gold,{H1722} and of silver,{H3702} of brass,{H5174} of iron,{H6523} of wood,{H636} and of stone.{H69}