4Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:


In Context

1 The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.

2 What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

3 Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

4 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

5 And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.

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

Proverbs 31:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:4[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:4"It is not for kings, O Lemuel- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:4Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: