Proverbs 31:6
Common English Bible
6 Give strong drink to those who are perishing
and wine to those whose hearts are bitter.
Proverbs 31:6
Easy-to-Read Version
6 Give beer to people without hope. Give wine to those who are in trouble.
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Proverbs 31:6
New King James Version
6 (A)Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to those who are bitter of heart.
Proverbs 31:6-7
Living Bible
6-7 Hard liquor is for sick men at the brink of death, and wine for those in deep depression. Let them drink to forget their poverty and misery.
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Proverbs 31:6
Lexham English Bible
6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:6 Literally “to bitterness of soul”
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