Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
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Leviticus 10:9, 10
"You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a perpetual statute for the generations to come. . . .

1 Kings 20:12, 16-20
Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, "Take your positions." So they stationed themselves against the city. . . .

Esther 3:15
The couriers left, spurred on by the king's command, and the law was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

Ecclesiastes 10:17
Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time--to be strong rather than to become drunk.

Isaiah 28:7, 8
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. . . .

Daniel 5:2-4
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines. . . .

Hosea 4:11, 12
Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding. . . .

Hosea 7:3-5
They delight the king with their evil, the princes with their lies. . . .

Habakkuk 2:5
furthermore, wine betrays; an arrogant man is never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.

Mark 6:21-28
On Herod's birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders, as well as the leading men of Galilee. . . .

Parallel Verses
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
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