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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 31) Proverbs 31:3-5 KJV
"Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 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."
Proverbs 31:3-5 in Context (Verses 1–8 KJV)
1
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
2
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
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Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.**
6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.*
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Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.*