Proverbs 31:6
"Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts."
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- 1 Timothy 5:23
"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 104:15
"And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 1:10
"And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore."
Read in chapter → - Job 29:13
"The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy."
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 4:27
"And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me."
Read in chapter → - Job 3:20
"Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 30:6
"And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God."
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