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Pro 31:6 — Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

strong		Psa 104:15; 1Ti 5:23
of heavy hearts		Heb. bitter of soul. 1Sa 1:10; 1Sa 30:6; 2Ki 4:27; *margins

Correlating Passages

strong

	Psa 104:15	And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.
	1Ti 5:23	Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

of heavy hearts

	1Sa 1:10	And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
	1Sa 30:6	And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
	2Ki 4:27	And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 31:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Pro/31/6.html>.

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