Proverbs
Proverbs 31:4
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is not | אַ֤ל | ’al | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| for kings | לַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀ | lam·lā·ḵîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| O Lemuel | לְֽמוֹאֵ֗ל | lə·mō·w·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3927 Lemuel, Lemoel |
| it is not | אַ֣ל | ’al | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| for kings | לַֽמְלָכִ֣ים | lam·lā·ḵîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| to drink | שְׁתוֹ־ | šə·ṯōw- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| wine | יָ֑יִן | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| or for rulers | וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗ים | ū·lə·rō·wz·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7336 be weighty, judicious, commanding |
| strong drink | שֵׁכָֽר׃ | šê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 20:1 · Ecclesiastes 10:17 · Isaiah 5:22 · Hosea 4:11–12 · Habakkuk 2:5 · 1 Kings 20:16–20 · Esther 3:15 · Mark 6:21–28 · Daniel 5:2–4 · Leviticus 10:9–10 · Isaiah 28:7–8 · Hosea 7:3–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.