Proverbs 31:4
Proverbs 31:4 New Century Version (NCV)
“Kings should not drink wine, Lemuel, and rulers should not desire beer.
Proverbs 31:4-7 The Message (MSG)
“Leaders can’t afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer, Lest, hung over, they don’t know right from wrong, and the people who depend on them are hurt. Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache Of the terminally ill, for whom life is a living death.
Proverbs 31:4 King James Version (KJV)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes strong drink
Proverbs 31:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink
Proverbs 31:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?
Proverbs 31:4 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
It is not for kings, Lemuel – it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer
Proverbs 31:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes intoxicating drink
Proverbs 31:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]
Proverbs 31:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave alcohol.