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Proverbs 31:6 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 31 · verse 6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.Proverbs 31:6 · King James Version
Proverbs 31:6 in context
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.
7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- perishʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- drinkshêkâran intoxicantH7941 →
- heavymarbitterH4751 →
- Givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- 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