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


In Context

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

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

5 Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

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

7 He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

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 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 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.