Parallel Verses
Amplified
Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.
New American Standard Bible
And wine to him
King James Version
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Holman Bible
and wine to one whose life is bitter.
International Standard Version
Give liquor to someone who is perishing, and wine to someone who is deeply depressed.
A Conservative Version
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
American Standard Version
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
Bible in Basic English
Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
Darby Translation
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall give strong drink to him perishing, and wine to the bitter of soul
King James 2000
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}.
Modern King James verseion
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are of heavy hearts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give strong drink unto such as are condemned to death, and wine unto those that mourn:
NET Bible
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
New Heart English Bible
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
The Emphasized Bible
Give strong drink, to him that is perishing, and wine, to such as are embittered in soul:
Webster
Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.
World English Bible
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
Youngs Literal Translation
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Themes
Drunkenness » Who should not drink
Government » The kings of the earth
Sobriety » Who should be sober
Wine » Custom of giving to persons in pain or suffering, mixed with drugs
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:6
Prayers for Proverbs 31:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Oracle Of King Lemuel
5
Otherwise they drink and forget the law and its decrees,
And pervert the rights and justice of all the afflicted.
Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.
Let him drink and forget his poverty
And no longer remember his trouble.
Names
Cross References
1 Timothy 5:23
No longer
1 Samuel 1:10
Hannah was
1 Samuel 30:6
Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.
2 Kings 4:27
When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is desperate and troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.”
Job 3:20
“Why is the light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter in soul,
Job 29:13
“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
Psalm 104:15
And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.