Proverbs 31:6

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Proverbs 31:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

5 lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

6 Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

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

8 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

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Psalms 104:15

wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

1 Timothy 5:23

Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

1 Samuel 1:10

In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

1 Samuel 30:6

And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

2 Kings 4:27

When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”