Proverbs 31:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ Give strong drink to one who is perishing and wine to those in bitter distress;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away, and wine to him in bitter distress of heart.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Common English Bible

⁶ Give strong drink to those who are perishing and wine to those whose hearts are bitter.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Give strong drink to the grieving, and wine to those who are bitter in soul.

Proverbs 31:6 Cross References

1 Timothy 5:23

No longer drink only water, but take a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Psalm 104:15

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

1 Samuel 1:10

She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

Job 29:13

The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Job 3:20

“Why is light given to one in misery and life to the bitter in soul,

2 Kings 4:27

When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away, but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for she is in bitter distress; the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

1 Samuel 30:6

David was in great danger, for the people spoke of stoning him because all the people were bitter in spirit for their sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Proverbs 31:7

let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

Isaiah 38:15

But what can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. All my sleep has fled because of the bitterness of my soul.