Proverbs 31:4
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English Standard Version
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink,

New American Standard Bible
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to desire beer.

International Standard Version
It is not for kings, Lemuel— Not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to desire liquor.

NET Bible
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Beware of Kings, Moayl, of Kings that drink wine, and of Rulers that drink strong drink

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"It is not for kings, Lemuel. It is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to crave liquor.

King James 2000 Bible
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

American King James Version
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?

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

Darby Bible Translation
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

English Revised 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?

Webster's Bible Translation
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

World English Bible
It is not for kings, 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.
Lexicon
It is not for kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
O Lemuel
Lmuw'el  (lem-oo-ale')
(belonging) to God; Lemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of Solomon -- Lemuel.
it is not for kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
to drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
nor for
'ay  (ah'ee)
where? hence how? -- how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
'ow  (o)
desire (and so probably in Prov. 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if -- also, and, either, if, at the least, nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
princes
razan  (raw-zan')
probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable -- prince, ruler.
strong drink
shekar  (shay-kawr')
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor -- strong drink, + drunkard, strong wine.
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