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NASB					Prov 31:4 It is not for ^Akings⁴⁴²⁸, O Lemuel³⁹²⁷, It is not for kings⁴⁴²⁸ to ^Bdrink⁷⁹⁴¹ wine³¹⁹⁶, Or for rulers⁷³³⁶ to desire^177a strong⁷⁹⁴¹ drink⁸³⁵⁴,
AMPLIFIED 2015					Prov 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink, [Eccl 10:17; Hos 4:11]

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Eccl 10:17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time--for strength and not for drunkenness.

Prov 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

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177a

av (16b); from the same as 183; desire:--desire(1).

3196

yayin (406b); from an unused word; wine:--banquet(1), grape(1), wine(136).

3927

Lemuel or
Lemoel (541a); of unc. der.; king of Massa:--Lemuel(2).

4428

melek (572d); from an unused word; king:--King(253), king(1730), King's(6), king's(241), kingdom(1), Kings(41), kings(241), kings'(2), royal(5).

7336

razan (931b); a prim. root; to be weighty, judicious or commanding:--rulers(6).

7941

shekar (1016b); from 7937; intoxicating drink, strong drink:--drink(2), drink of strong(1), drink or strong(1), drunkards*(1), liquor(1), strong(2), strong drink(18).
shikkor; see 7910.

8354

shathah (1059a); a prim. root; to drink:--certainly drink(2), drank(27), drink(138), drink the will certainly(1), drink down(1), drinkers(1), drinking(18), drinks(9), drunk(11), drunkards*(1), feasted(1), surely drink(1), well-watered(2).

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