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NASB | Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away, And wine to him whose life is bitter. |
Bible Question (short): Drinking as a means of escape? |
Question (full): What do you all make of this verse: Proverbs 31:6 "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts." (KJV) Isn't it wrong to drink as a means of escape - whether from pain ("ready to perish"), or depression ("heavy hearts")? Maybe God isn't as strict about drinking as we suppose? |