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Proverbs 31:6
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Proverbs 31:6
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
6*†Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.
- Hebr. bitter of soule.
- Psal. 104.15.
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Proverbs 31:6
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Having strength, power, firmness, endurance, influence, or the ability to resist and prevail.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Prepared; in a state requiring no delay; willing or prompt.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Of great weight; also grievous, sorrowful, burdened, or hard to bear.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Open the full verse study23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
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Open the full verse study15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.
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Open the full verse study10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
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Open the full verse study6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
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Open the full verse study27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
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Open the full verse study13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
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Open the full verse study20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
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