It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Treasury of Scripture Leviticus 10:9,10 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest you die... 1 Kings 20:12,16-20 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions... Esther 3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace... Ecclesiastes 10:17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength... Isaiah 28:7,8 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way... Daniel 5:2-4 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine... Hosea 4:11,12 Prostitution and wine and new wine take away the heart... Hosea 7:3-5 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies... Habakkuk 2:5 Yes also, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither keeps at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death... Mark 6:21-28 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee...
Context The Words of King Lemuel
1The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3Give not your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys 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 to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts. 7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 8Open your mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. Parallel Verses 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?
King James Bible
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes 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.
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