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It is not for kings, Lemuel-- it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,King James Bible
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:American Standard Version
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?Young's Literal Translation
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.Proverbs 31:4 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIt is not for kings - to drink wine - An intemperate man is ill fit to hold the reins of government. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Leviticus 10:9,10 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest you die... 1 Kings 20:12,16-20 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions... Esther 3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace... Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength... Isaiah 28:7,8 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way... Daniel 5:2-4 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine... Hosea 4:11,12 Prostitution and wine and new wine take away the heart... Hosea 7:3-5 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies... Habakkuk 2:5 Yes also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death... Mark 6:21-28 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... Proverbs 31:4 Parallel Commentaries
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1 Kings 20:12 Ben-Hadad heard this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he ordered his men: "Prepare to attack." So they prepared to attack the city.
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time-- for strength and not for drunkenness.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,
Hosea 4:11 to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.
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