Proverbs 31:4
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 31:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Nicht für Könige ziemt es sich, Lemuel, nicht für Könige, Wein zu trinken, noch für Fürsten, zu fragen: Wo ist starkes Getränk?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No es de los reyes, oh Lemuel, no es de los reyes beber vino, ni de los príncipes la cerveza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Lemuel, não convém aos reis beber vinho; nem aos príncipes desejar bebida alcoólica.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não convém a reis, Lemuel, não convém a reis beber vinho, nem a governantes desejar a bebida forte;
📖 Proverbs 31:4 in Context
2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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