Proverbs 31:6
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Berean Study Bible
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

Young's Literal Translation
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

King James Bible
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Hebrew
Give
תְּנוּ־ (tə·nū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

strong drink
שֵׁכָ֣ר (šê·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor

to one who is perishing,
לְאוֹבֵ֑ד (lə·’ō·w·ḇêḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

and wine
וְ֝יַיִן (wə·ya·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

to the bitter
לְמָ֣רֵי (lə·mā·rê)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

in soul.
נָֽפֶשׁ׃ (nā·p̄eš)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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