Proverbs 31:6

New Century Version

Give beer to people who are dying and wine to those who are sad.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:27

Then she came to Elisha at the hill and grabbed his feet. Gehazi came near to pull her away, but Elisha said to him, “Leave her alone. She’s very upset, and the Lord has not told me about it. He has hidden it from me.”

Job 29:13

The dying person blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing.

Job 3:20

“Why is light given to those in misery? Why is life given to those who are so unhappy?

Psalm 104:15

You give us wine that makes happy hearts and olive oil that makes our faces shine. You give us bread that gives us strength.

Proverbs 31:7

Let them drink and forget their need and remember their misery no more.

Isaiah 38:15

What can I say? The Lord told me what would happen and then made it happen. I have had these troubles in my soul, so now I will be humble all my life.

1 Timothy 5:23

Stop drinking only water, but drink a little wine to help your stomach and your frequent sicknesses.

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was so sad that she cried and prayed to the Lord.

1 Samuel 30:6

The men in the army were threatening to kill David with stones, which greatly upset David. Each man was sad and angry because his sons and daughters had been captured, but David found strength in the Lord his God.