Proverbs 31:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Beer and wine are only for the dying or for those who have lost all hope.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:27

But as soon as she got to the top of the mountain, she went over and grabbed Elisha by the feet. Gehazi started towards her to push her away, when Elisha said, “Leave her alone! Don't you see how sad she is? But the LORD hasn't told me why.”

Job 29:13

And I was highly praised for my generosity to widows and others in poverty.

Job 3:20

Why does God let me live when life is miserable and so bitter?

Psalm 104:15

wine to cheer us up, olive oil for our skin, and grain for our health.

Proverbs 31:7

Let them drink and forget how poor and miserable they feel.

Isaiah 38:15

There's nothing I can say in answer to you, since you are the one who has done this to me. My life has turned sour; I will limp until I die.

1 Timothy 5:23

Stop drinking only water. Take a little wine to help your stomach trouble and the other illnesses you always have.

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was brokenhearted and was crying as she prayed,

1 Samuel 30:6

David was desperate. His soldiers were so upset over what had happened to their sons and daughters that they were thinking about stoning David to death. But he felt the LORD God giving him strength,