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Proverbs 31:6

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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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  1. 1 Timothy 5:23Rank 1 from verse 6
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    23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

  2. Psalms 104:15Rank 2 from verse 6
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    15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

  3. 1 Samuel 1:10Rank 3 from verse 6
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    10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

  4. 1 Samuel 30:6Rank 4 from verse 6
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    6And 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.

  5. 2 Kings 4:27Rank 5 from verse 6
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    27And 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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Proverbs 31:6

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strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

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ready

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Prepared; in a state requiring no delay; willing or prompt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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perish

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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

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heavy

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Sense 1: Of great weight. Sense 2: Grievous, sorrowful, burdened, or hard to bear.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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hearts

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The inward lives of persons: their thoughts, understanding, conscience, affections, desires, purposes, will, courage, or disposition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

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