Proverbs 31:6

The Scriptures 2009

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those embittered in being.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:27

And she came to the man of Elohim at the hill, and she took hold of him by the feet, but Gĕḥazi came near to push her away. But the man of Elohim said, “Leave her alone, for her being is bitter in her, and יהוה has hidden it from me, and has not revealed it to me.”

Job 29:13

The blessing of the perishing one would come upon me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Job 3:20

Why does He give light to the sufferer, and life to the bitter of being,

Psalm 104:15

And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make the face shine, And bread which sustains man’s heart.

Proverbs 31:7

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

Isaiah 38:15

“What do I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has acted. Softly I go, all my years, because of the bitterness of my being.

1 Timothy 5:23

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

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was bitter in life, and prayed to יהוה and wept greatly.

1 Samuel 30:6

And Dawiḏ was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the being of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and his daughters. But Dawiḏ strengthened himself in יהוה his Elohim.