SinaiProverbs 31:4
American Standard Version
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?
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Proverbs 31:4 in other translations
It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
Proverbs 31:4 in context
- 2What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
- 3Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
- 4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?
- 5Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.
- 6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: