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Proverbs 31:4

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

KJV

Noli regibus, o Lamuel, noli regibus dare vinum, quia nullum secretum est ubi regnat ebrietas ;

Vulgate

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

ASV

אַ֤ל לַֽ/מְלָכִ֨ים לְֽמוֹאֵ֗ל אַ֣ל לַֽ/מְלָכִ֣ים שְׁתוֹ יָ֑יִן וּ֝/לְ/רוֹזְנִ֗ים או אֵ֣י שֵׁכָֽר

Hebrew

Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹ
'v
conjunction · 311×
אֵי
'y
pronoun · 38×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
יָ֑יִן
yyn
noun · 139×
לְמוּאֵ֣ל
lmv'l
proper_noun · 2×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
רוֹזְנִ֗ים
rvznym
verb · 6×
שְׁתּ֖וֹת
shtvt
verb · 216×
שֵׁכָ֖ר
shkr
noun · 23×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 20:12 — And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array
  • 1Kgs 20:12 — And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array
  • 1Kgs 20:16 — And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
  • 1Tim 5:23 — Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
  • Dan 5:2 — Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princ
  • Eccl 2:3 — I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under t
  • Eccl 10:17 — Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
  • Eccl 10:17 — Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
  • Esth 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
  • Hab 2:5 — Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations,
  • Hab 2:5 — Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations,
  • Hos 4:11 — Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
  • Hos 7:3 — They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
  • Isa 5:22 — Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
  • Isa 5:23 — Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  • Isa 28:7 — But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way t
  • Lev 10:9 — Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
  • Lev 10:9 — Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
  • Mark 6:21 — And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
  • Prov 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
  • Prov 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.