Proverbs 31:3
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes to that which destroyeth kings.
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- Deuteronomy 17:17Rank 1 from verse 3
- Nehemiah 13:26Rank 2 from verse 3
26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
26Did not Solomon king of Israel sinne by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloued of his God, and God made him king ouer all Israel: *neuerthelesse, euen him did outlandish women cause to sinne.
- Proverbs 7:26–27Rank 3 from verse 3
26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
26For shee hath cast downe many wounded: yea many strong men haue bene slaine by her.
27*Her house is the way to hell, going downe to the chambers of death.
- Proverbs 5:9–11Rank 4 from verse 3
9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
9Lest thou giue thine honour vnto others, and thy yeeres vnto the cruell:
10†Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labors be in the house of a stranger,
11And thou mourne at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
- 1 Kings 11:1Rank 5 from verse 3
1BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
1¶ But King Solomon loued *many strange women, ( ‖together with y e daughter of Pharaoh) women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians & Hittites:
- Hosea 4:11Rank 6 from verse 3
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Proverbs 31:3
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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destroyeth
Third-person singular present form of destroy. Sense 1: Ruins, demolishes, consumes, or lays waste. Sense 2: Kills or cuts off. Sense 3: Causes a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.
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2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
2What, my sonne! and what, the sonne of my wombe! and what, the sonne of my vowes!
3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
3Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes to that which destroyeth kings.
Selected passage4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drinke wine, nor for Princes, strong drinke: