King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Complete Jewish Bible:
It is not for kings, L'mu'el, not for kings to drink wine; it is not for rulers to ask, "Where can I find strong liquor?"
Berean Standard Bible:
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave 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?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
It is not for kings{H4428}, O Lemuel{H3927}, it is not for kings{H4428} to drink{H8354} wine{H3196}; nor for{H335}{H176} princes{H7336} strong drink{H7941}:
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 20:1
- ¶ Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Ecclesiastes 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!
Isaiah 5:22
- Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Hosea 4:11
- Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Hosea 4:12
- ¶ My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused [them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
1 Kings 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.
1 Kings 20:20
- And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
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Commentary for Proverbs 31:4
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4428
There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration: melek
Pronunciation: meh'-lek
Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal. - Strong's Number: H3927
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לְמוּאֵל
Transliteration: Lᵉmûwʼêl
Pronunciation: lem-oo-ale'
Description: or לְמוֹאֵל; from לְמוֹ and אֵל; (belonging) to God; Lemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of Solomon; Lemuel. - Strong's Number: H8354
There are 193 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁתָה
Transliteration: shâthâh
Pronunciation: shaw-thaw'
Description: a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of שָׁקָה.) - Strong's Number: H3196
There are 134 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יַיִן
Transliteration: yayin
Pronunciation: yah'-yin
Description: from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication; banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber). - Strong's Number: H335
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַי
Transliteration: ʼay
Pronunciation: ah'ee
Description: perhaps from אַיִן; where? hence how?; how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way). - Strong's Number: H176
There are 110 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אוֹ
Transliteration: ʼôw
Pronunciation: o
Description: presumed to be the 'constructive' or genitival form of אַו ; short for אַוָּה; desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if; also, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether. - Strong's Number: H7336
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָזַן
Transliteration: râzan
Pronunciation: raw-zan'
Description: a primitive root; probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable; prince, ruler. - Strong's Number: H7941
There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֵׁכָר
Transliteration: shêkâr
Pronunciation: shay-kawr'
Description: from שָׁכַר; an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor; strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.