It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 31:4 in context
Proverbs 31:1–7
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The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:
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“Oh, my son!
Oh, son of my womb!
Oh, son of my vows!
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Don’t give your strength to women,
nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
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Selected verse
It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
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lest they drink, and forget the law,
and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
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Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish,
and wine to the bitter in soul.
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Let him drink, and forget his poverty,
and remember his misery no more.
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