3Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.


In Context

1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

2 |Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!

3 Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

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

5 lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

Proverbs 31:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:3do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:3Give not your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.