Proverbs 31:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 5:23 : 23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)
  • 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 As for her, she was very distressed. She prayed to the LORD and was, in fact, weeping.
  • 1 Sam 30:6 : 6 David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the LORD his God.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said,“Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The LORD has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”
  • Job 3:20 : 20 Longing for Death“Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,
  • Job 29:13 : 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;
  • Ps 104:15 : 15 as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people’s lives.

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    9They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

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    22Beware, those who are champions at drinking, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

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    15“Woe to you who force your neighbor to drink wine– you who make others intoxicated by forcing them to drink from the bowl of your furious anger, so you can look at their naked bodies.

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    30Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.

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    23(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)

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    27They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

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    5“Come, eat some of my food, and drink some of the wine I have mixed.

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    16When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”