Proverbs 31:4

New Messianic Version Bible

[It is] not for kings, O L’mu’el [For God], [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Cross References

Proverbs 20:1

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Ecclesiastes 10:17

Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [are] youi, O land, when youi king [is] the son of nobles, and youi princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Habakkuk 2:5

Yes also, because he transgresses by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers unto him all nations, and heaps unto him all people:

Esther 3:15

The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan [lily] the palace. And the king and Haman [magnificent] sat down to drink; but the city Shushan [lily] was perplexed.

1 Kings 20:12

And it came to pass, when [Ben-Hadad [son of the (false god) Hadad]] heard this message, as he [was] drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set [yourselves in array (to put on; to clothe)]. And they set [themselves in array (to put on; to clothe)] against the city.

1 Kings 16:9

And his servant Zimri [My Music], captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirtzah [Favourable], drinking himself drunk in the house of Artza [earthy] steward of [his] house in Tirtzah [Favourable].

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman [faithful], Bizta [booty], Harvona [ass-driver], Bigta [in the winepress], and Avagta [God-given], Zetar [star], and Karkas [severe], the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Achashverosh [I will be silent and poor] the king,

Proverbs 23:34

Yea, youi shall be as he that lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lies upon the top of a mast.