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


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.

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

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:4Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

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 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: