King James Version
Proverbs 31:6 in the King James Version says “Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. of: Heb. bitter of soul” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. of: Heb. bitter of soul”
Proverbs 31:6 · KJV
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted . prevert: Heb. alter of any: Heb. of all the sons of affliction
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. of: Heb. bitter of soul
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. such: Heb. the sons of destruction
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto him that is ready to perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“unto those that be of heavy”
H4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
“hearts”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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