“Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.”
Proverbs 31:3 (KJV) |
Proverbs 31:3
From Proverbs 31, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
Read in Context
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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
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Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
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Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.