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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 31:6 - Perish
Proverbs 31:6 - Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Give | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
strong drink | H7941 | שֵׁכָר |
[Noun Masculine] an {intoxicant} that {is} intensely alcoholic liquor |
unto him that is ready to perish | H6 | אָבַד |
[Verb] properly to wander {away} that is lose oneself; by implication to perish ({causatively} destroy) |
and wine | H3196 | יַיִן |
[Noun Masculine] wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication |
unto those that be of heavy | H4751 | מַר |
[Adjective] bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) {bitterness} or (adverbially) bitterly |
hearts | H5315 | נֶפֶשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.