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Proverbs 31:6

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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

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  1. Proverbs 31:4

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

  2. Proverbs 31:5

    Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

  3. Proverbs 31:7

    Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

  4. Proverbs 31:8

    Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.