Proverbs 31:6

⁴ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

⁵ lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

⁷ Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

⁸ Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
KJV: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
WEB: Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
ASV: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
DARBY: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
BLB: Give strong drink to the one perishing, and wine to those bitter of soul.

ÅB: Gi sterk drikk til den som er sin undergang nær, og vin til den som er bedrøvet i sjelen!
OTB: La sterk drikk bli gitt til dem som er i ferd med å gå til grunne, og vin til dem som er i bitter nød.
B1930: Gi sterk drikk til den som er sin undergang nær, og vin til den som er bedrøvet i sjelen!

1 Timothy 5:23
Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
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Psalms 104:15
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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1 Samuel 1:10
In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
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Job 3:20
Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
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2 Kings 4:27
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
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1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
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Job 29:13
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
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