Proverbs 31:6

New King James Version

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart.

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:23

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

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.

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.

Job 29:13

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

Job 3:20

“Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,

2 Kings 4:27

Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”

1 Samuel 30:6

Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Proverbs 31:7

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

Isaiah 38:15

“What shall I say? He has both spoken to me, And He Himself has done it. I shall walk carefully all my years In the bitterness of my soul.