Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
In Context
5Lest he drink, and forget that which is decreed, and alter the plea of any who are sorely oppressed.
7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and, his wearying toil, let him remember no more.
Cross References
1 Samuel 30:6And David was in sore distress, for the people had spoken of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were embittered, every man for his own sons and for his own daughters,—but David emboldened himself in Yahweh his God.
Job 3:20Wherefore give, to the wretched, light? Or, life, to the embittered in soul?—
Psalms 104:15And, wine, may rejoice the heart of man, Making radiant his well-nourished face,—And, food, may, the heart of man, sustain.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:2-10
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto… Read the whole commentary →