Proverbs

Proverbs 31:6–7

⁶Give strong drink to one who is perishing,

and wine to the bitter in soul.

⁷Let him drink and forget his poverty,

and remember his misery no more.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	תְּנוּ־	tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
strong drink	שֵׁכָ֣ר	šê·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
to one who is perishing	לְאוֹבֵ֑ד	lə·’ō·w·ḇêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6 perish
and wine	וְ֝יַיִן	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
to the bitter	לְמָ֣רֵי	lə·mā·rê	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H4751 bitter, bitterness
in soul	נָֽפֶשׁ׃	nā·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let him drink	יִ֭שְׁתֶּה	yiš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
and forget	וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח	wə·yiš·kaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7911 forget
his poverty	רִישׁ֑וֹ	rî·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7389 poverty
and remember	יִזְכָּר־	yiz·kār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
his misery	וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ	wa·‘ă·mā·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	עֽוֹד׃	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 31:6 1 Timothy 5:23 · Psalm 104:15 · 1 Samuel 1:10 · 2 Kings 4:27 · Job 29:13 · Job 3:20 · 1 Samuel 30:6

Proverbs 31:7 Ephesians 5:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.