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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. |
Subject: Drinking as a means of escape? |
Bible Note: Nolan Would you give a pain killer to a dying person in pain? Alcohol is drug just the same as morphine or cocaine, it lessens your awareness of pain, or at least let’s you ignore it. I think this passage shows there are times for drugs (such as pain management). It is only when we abuse it or try to substitute drugs for what only God can provide that we have a problem. |