Amsal 31:4

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Tidaklah pantas bagi raja, hai Lemuel, tidaklah pantas bagi raja meminum anggur, ataupun bagi para pembesar mengingini minuman keras,

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Tidaklah pantas bagi raja, hai Lemuel, tidaklah pantas bagi raja meminum anggur, ataupun bagi para pembesar mengingini minuman keras,

Contextual Overview

¹ THE wordes of king Lamuel, and the lesson that his mother taught him. ² What my sonne? what the sonne of my body? and what O my deare beloued sonne? ³ Geue not ouer thy strength & wayes vnto women, which are the destruction euen of kynges. ⁴ O Lamuel, it is not for kynges, it is not [I say] for kynges to drynke wine, nor princes strong drynke. ⁵ Lest they by drnkyng forget the lawe, and peruert the iudgement of all poore mens children. ⁶ Geue strong drynke vnto such as are redy to perishe, and wine vnto those that mourne: ⁷ That they may drynke it, and forget their miserie and aduersitie. ⁸ Be thou an aduocate for the dumbe, [to speake] in the cause of all such as be succourlesse in this transitorie worlde. ⁹ Open thy mouth, defende the thyng that is lawfull and ryght, and the cause of the poore and helpelesse.

Bible Verse Review
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Leviticus 10:9, Leviticus 10:10, 1 Kings 20:12, 1 Kings 20:16-20, Esther 3:15, Ecclesiastes 10:17, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 28:8, Daniel 5:2-4, Hosea 4:11, Hosea 4:12, Hosea 7:3-5, Habakkuk 2:5, Mark 6:21-28

Reciprocal: Numbers 6:3 - General Proverbs 20:1 - General Ecclesiastes 2:3 - yet Isaiah 5:23 - justify Isaiah 56:12 - I will 1 Timothy 5:23 - General Titus 1:7 - not given to wine

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel,.... It is not fit for them, it is very unbecoming them; it is dishonourable to them, to such as Lemuel was, or was likely to be; or far be it from kings, let no such thing be do ne by them, nor by thee;

[it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink; it is lawful for kings to drink wine in a moderate manner, and for princes, counsellors, and judges, to drink strong drink; meaning not such as is made of malt, which in those times was not used; but of honey, dates, pomegranates, and such like things; but then it was very unbecoming for either of them to drink any of these to excess; it is very disgraceful to any man to drink immoderately, to make a beast of himself, and much more a king or judge, who, of all men, ought to be grave and sober; both that they may perform their office well, and maintain the grandeur and dignity of it, which otherwise would become useless and despicable, yea, pernicious, as follows. Solomon, notwithstanding this advice, gave himself unto wine as well as women, Ecclesiastes 2:3. The Targum is,

"take care of kings, O Lemuel, of kings who drink wine, and of princes that drink strong drink.''

So the Syriac version, keep no company with them, nor follow their example; see Ecclesiastes 10:17; The last clause may be rendered, "nor for princes [to say], where is strong drink" d? where is it to be had? where is the best? as drunkards do; which is according to the marginal reading; but the "Cetib", or writing, is או, "or" e; but some render it as a noun, "the desire of strong drink" f: it does not become princes to covet it.

d אי שכר "ubi sechar?" Montanus, Vatlablus; "ubi (est) sicera?", Cocceius, Michaelis; so Ben Melech. e או שכר "siceram", Cocceius, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gussetius. p. 20. Schultens. f "Nunc vino pellite curas", Horat. Carmin, l. 1. Ode 7. v. 31. "Tu spem reducis", &c. ib. l. 3. Ode 21. v. 17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Some read: “nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?” The “strong drink” Proverbs 20:1 was distilled from barley, or honey, or dates.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 31:4. It is not for kings - to drink wine — An intemperate man is ill fit to hold the reins of government.