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Proverbs 31:6
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Proverbs 31:6
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Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish!
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Proverbs 31:6 in Other Translations
KJV
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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
ESV
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Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;
NLT
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Alcohol is for the dying, and wine for those in bitter distress.
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Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache
CSB
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Give beer to one who is dying, and wine to one whose life is bitter.
Proverbs 31:6 In-Context
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It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,
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lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
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Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish!
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Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
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Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
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Genesis 14:18
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