Proverbs 31:4 · KJV
"It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:"
King James Version
What does Proverbs 31:4 mean? →Passage Context
2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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