Judges 9:13
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And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?

Judges 9:12
And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.

Judges 9:14
And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.

Psalm 104:15
And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart.

Ecclesiastes 2:3
I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life.

Ecclesiastes 10:19
For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?

cheereth

Numbers 15:5,7,10 And he shall give the same measure of wine to pour out in libations for the holocaust or for the victim. For every lamb, . . .

Psalm 104:15 And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart.

Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

Ecclesiastes 10:19 For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.

Context
Jotham's Parable
12And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us. 13And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?14And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.…
Lexicon
But the grapevine
הַגֶּ֔פֶן (hag·ge·p̄en)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1612: A vine, the grape

replied,
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Should I stop giving
הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ (he·ḥo·ḏal·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

my wine
תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י (tî·rō·wō·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine

that cheers
הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ (ham·śam·mê·aḥ)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

[both] God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and man,
וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (wa·’ă·nā·šîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

to hold
וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י (wə·hā·laḵ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

sway
לָנ֖וּעַ (lā·nū·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the trees?’
הָעֵצִֽים׃ (hā·‘ê·ṣîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood


Additional Translations
But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

And the vine said to them, Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men, and go to be promoted over the trees?

And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

"The vine said to them, 'Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'

And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?
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