Proverbs 31:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"It is not for kings, Lemuel. It is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to crave liquor.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

ASV:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?

BBE:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?

DBY:

It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

ERV:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

JPS:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine: nor for princes to say: 'Where is strong drink?'

WBS:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

WEB:

It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say,'Where is strong drink?'

YLT:

Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

Proverbs 31:4 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time-- for strength and not for drunkenness.

Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Hosea 4:11 Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

31:4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes {e} strong drink:
(e) That is, the king must not give himself to wantonness, and neglect of his office, which is to execute judgment.

WES:

31:4 To drink - To excess.

MHC:

31:1-9 When children are under the mother's eye, she has an opportunity of fashioning their minds aright. Those who are grown up, should often call to mind the good teaching they received when children. The many awful instances of promising characters who have been ruined by vile women, and love of wine, should warn every one to avoid these evils. Wine is to be used for want or medicine. Every creature of God is good, and wine, though abused, has its use. By the same rule, due praise and consolation should be used as cordials to the dejected and tempted, not administered to the confident and self-sufficient. All in authority should be more carefully temperate even than other men; and should be protectors of those who are unable or afraid to plead their own cause. Our blessed Lord did not decline the bitterest dregs of the cup of sorrow put into his hands; but he puts the cup of consolation into the hands of his people, and causes those to rejoice who are in the deepest distress.

CONC:

Beer Crave Desire Drink Kings Lemuel O Princes Rulers Strong Wine

Beer Crave Desire Drink Kings Lemuel Princes Rulers Strong Wine

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