Judges 9:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹³ But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I stop producing my wine that cheers gods and mortals and go to sway over the trees?’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ And the vine (grapevine) replied, Should I leave my new wine, which rejoices God and man, and go to wave over the trees?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

Common English Bible

¹³ “But the vine replied to them, ‘Should I stop providing my wine that makes gods and humans happy, so that I can go to sway over the trees?’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And it responded to them, 'How could I abandon my wine, which gives joy to God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?'

Judges 9:13 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:19

Feasts are made for laughter, wine gladdens life, and money meets every need.

Psalm 104:15

and wine to gladden the human heart, oil to make the face shine and bread to strengthen the human heart.

Numbers 15:10

and you shall present as a drink offering half a hin of wine, as an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord.

Numbers 15:5

Moreover, you shall offer one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.

Proverbs 31:6

Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to those in bitter distress;

Numbers 15:7

and as a drink offering you shall offer one-third of a hin of wine, a pleasing odor to the Lord.

Judges 9:12

Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’

Judges 9:14

So all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’

Ecclesiastes 2:3

I searched with my mind how to cheer my body with wine—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, until I might see what was good for mortals to do under heaven during the few days of their life.