Proverbs 31:6

God's Word

Give liquor to a person who is dying and wine to one who feels resentful.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:27

When she came to the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi went to push her away. But the man of God said, “Leave her alone. She is bitter. The Lord has hidden the reason from me. He hasn’t told me.”

Job 29:13

I received a blessing from the dying. I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Job 3:20

“Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,

Psalm 104:15

You make wine to cheer human hearts, olive oil to make faces shine, and bread to strengthen human hearts.

Proverbs 31:7

Such a person drinks and forgets his poverty and does not remember his trouble anymore.

Isaiah 38:15

What can I say now that he has spoken to me? He has done this. I will be careful the rest of my life because of my bitter experience.

1 Timothy 5:23

Stop drinking only water. Instead, drink a little wine for your stomach because you are frequently sick.

1 Samuel 1:10

Though she was resentful, she prayed to the Lord while she cried.

1 Samuel 30:6

David was in great distress because the people in their bitterness said he should be stoned. (They were thinking of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.)