Proverbs 31:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 5:23 : 23 no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;
  • 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,
  • 1 Sam 30:6 : 6 and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And she cometh in unto the man of God, unto the hill, and layeth hold on his feet, and Gehazi cometh nigh to thrust her away, and the man of God saith, `Let her alone, for her soul `is' bitter to her, and Jehovah hath hidden `it' from me, and hath not declared `it' to me.'
  • Job 3:20 : 20 Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.
  • Ps 104:15 : 15 And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 31:7
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    7He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

  • Prov 31:4-5
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    83%

    4Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

    5Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

  • Isa 5:22
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    22Wo `to' the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

  • Hab 2:15
    77%

    15Wo `to' him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.

  • Prov 20:1
    76%

    1Wine `is' a scorner -- strong drink `is' noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

  • Prov 23:30-31
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    76%

    30Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

    31See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

  • Isa 24:7
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    7Mourned hath the new wine, languished the vine, Sighed have all the joyful of heart.

  • Isa 51:21
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    21Therefore, hear, I pray thee, this, O afflicted and drunken one, and not with wine,

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, And howl all drinking wine, because of the juice, For it hath been cut off from your mouth.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Wo `to' those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

  • 1 Tim 5:23
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    23no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

  • Hos 4:11
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    11Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,

  • Isa 28:7
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    7And even these through wine have erred, And through strong drink have wandered, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.

  • Ps 107:27
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    27They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

  • Isa 56:12
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    12`Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great -- exceeding abundant!'

  • Isa 29:9
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    9Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5And also, because the wine `is' treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,

  • Isa 24:11
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    11A cry over the wine `is' in out-places, Darkened hath been all joy, Removed hath been the joy of the land.

  • Luke 5:39
    72%

    39and no one having drunk old `wine', doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'

  • Ps 60:3
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    3Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

  • Prov 23:20-21
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    72%

    20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

    21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

  • Lam 3:15
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    15He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me `with' wormwood.

  • 1 Thess 5:7
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    7for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

  • Esth 1:7
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    7and the giving of drink in vessels of gold, and the vessels `are' divers vessels, and the royal wine `is' abundant, as a memorial of the king.

  • Eccl 2:3
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    3I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where `is' this -- the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

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    8For a cup `is' in the hand of Jehovah, And the wine hath foamed, It is full of mixture, and He poureth out of it, Only its dregs wring out, and drink, Do all the wicked of the earth,

  • Job 12:25
    71%

    25They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.

  • Prov 4:17
    70%

    17For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

  • Job 24:11
    70%

    11Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

  • Prov 25:20
    70%

    20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, `Is as' vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

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    5`Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.

  • Jer 13:13
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    13And thou hast said unto them, `Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am filling all the inhabitants of this land, And the kings who sit for David on his throne, And the priests, and the prophets, And all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, `With' drunkenness,

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    6Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And `with' chief perfumes anoint `themselves', And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.

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    1Wo `to' the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That `is' on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.

  • Job 3:20
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    20Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?

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    5A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves `with' the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.

  • Isa 22:13
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    13And lo, joy and gladness, slaying of oxen, And slaughtering of sheep, Eating of flesh, and drinking of wine, Eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

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    16And they have drunk, and shaken themselves and shewn themselves foolish, because of the sword that I am sending among them.