Proverbs 31:6


Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

1 Timothy 5:23

No longer continue drinking [only] water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was greatly distressed, and she prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.

1 Samuel 30:6

Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.

2 Kings 4:27

When she came to the mountain to the man of God, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi approached to push her away; but the man of God said, “Let her alone, for her soul is desperate and troubled within her; and the Lord has hidden the reason from me and has not told me.”

Job 3:20


“Why is the light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter in soul,

Job 29:13


“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Psalm 104:15


And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

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Bible References

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Psalm 104:15

And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.
1 Timothy 5:23
No longer continue drinking [only] water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

General references

1 Timothy 5:23
No longer continue drinking [only] water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.