Proverbs 31:6New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter in soul:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Let strong drink be given to those who mourn, and wine to those who are of heavy heart,
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. |
Give
5414 {5414} Primeנָתַןnathan{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application ( put, make, etc.).
z8798 <8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 2847
strong drink
7941 {7941} Primeשֵׁכָרshekar{shay-kawr'}
From H7937; an intoxicant, that is, intensely alcoholic liquor.
unto him that is ready to perish,
6 {0006} Primeאָבַד'abad{aw-bad'}
A primitive root; properly to wander away, that is lose oneself; by implication to perish (causatively, destroy).
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
and wine
3196 {3196} Primeיַיִןyayin{yah'-yin}
From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication.
unto those that be of heavy
4751 {4751} Primeמַרmar{mar}
From H4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly.
hearts.
5315 {5315} Primeנֶפֶשׁnephesh{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental). |
Proverbs 31:6-7
_ _ The proper use of such drinks is to restore tone to feeble bodies and depressed minds (compare Psalms 104:15). |
Proverbs 31:6
To perish — To faint; for such need a cordial. |
- strong:
Psalms 104:15 And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.
1 Timothy 5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
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- of heavy hearts:
- Heb. bitter of soul,
1 Samuel 1:10 And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
2 Kings 4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.
*marg.
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