Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Cross References (13)

  • Proverbs 20:1 (12)

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

  • Isaiah 5:22 (9)

    Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,

  • Ecclesiastes 10:17 (9)

    Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not f

  • Hosea 4:11–12 (6)

    to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.

  • 1 Kings 20:16–20 (5)

    They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

  • Habakkuk 2:5 (5)

    and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death,

  • Daniel 5:2–4 (4)

    Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his

  • Esther 3:15 (4)

    The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and

  • Hosea 7:3–5 (4)

    They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

  • Leviticus 10:9–10 (4)

    “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this

  • Mark 6:21–28 (4)

    On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading

  • Isaiah 28:7–8 (4)

    These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddle

  • 1 Kings 20:12 (3)

    Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take