Proverbs 31:4
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
לְמוּאֵל
Lᵉmûwʼêl
Lemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of Solomon
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
Cross References
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, ...
The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array...
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