6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:


In Context

3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.

4 It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

5 lest they drink And forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.

6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:

7 let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.

Proverbs 31:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:6Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter in soul:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:6Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts.