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


In Context

3 do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

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

5 lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

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

7 let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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