Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
BSB
ASV
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
KJV
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Moreover console each other with the following words; it is a good medicine that Solomon has for sorrow; for he bids wine be given to the sorrowful; saying this to us, the labourers in the vineyard: "Give," therefore, "your wine to those that are in sorrow," not that wine which produces drunkenness, plots against the senses, and destroys the body, but such as gladdens the heart, the wine which the Prophet recommends when he says: "Wine maketh glad the heart of man."
But the scope of the place is to show that wine is a cordial, and therefore to be used for want and not for wantonness, by those only that need cordials, as Timothy, who is advised to drink a little wine, only for his stomach's sake and his often infirmities, 1 Tim. v. 23 .
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish - We have already seen, that inebriating drinks were mercifully given to condemned criminals, to render them less sensible of the torture they endured in dying. This is what was offered to our Lord; but he refused it. See note on Psa 104:15.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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1 Samuel 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
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Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…
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Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.