Proverbs 31:6

Modern English Version

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitter in soul;

Cross References

2 Kings 4:27

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

Job 29:13

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

Job 3:20

“Why is light given to the miserable, and life unto the bitter in soul,

Psalm 104:15

and wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.

Proverbs 31:7

let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Isaiah 38:15

What shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it. I shall wander about all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

1 Timothy 5:23

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent illnesses.

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was bitter, and prayed to the Lord, and wept severely.

1 Samuel 30:6

David was greatly distressed, for the people talked of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in spirit, each over his sons and daughters. But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.