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Proverbs 31:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 31 · verse 4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:Proverbs 31:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 31:4 in context
2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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Key words (Strong's)
- princesrâzanprobably to be heavyH7336 →
- LemuelLᵉmûwʼêlLemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of SolomonH3927 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- drinkshâthâhto imbibeH8354 →
- wineyayinwineH3196 →
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Most interpreters are of opinion that Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for God, or devoted to God; and so it agrees well enough with that honourable name which, by divine appointment, was given to Solomon (Sa2 12:25), Jedediah - beloved of the Lord.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9