Proverbs 31:4 Cross References

Proverbs 31:4

4: And it is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave liquor.

Wine produces mockers; liquor leads to brawls. Whoever is led astray by drink cannot be wise.

Happy is the land whose king is a nobleman and whose leaders feast only to gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.

Destruction is certain for those who are heroes when it comes to drinking, who boast about all the liquor they can hold.

"You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be kept by all future generations.
You are to distinguish between what is holy and what is ordinary, what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.

Now, however, Israel is being led by drunks! The priests and prophets reel and stagger from beer and wine. They make stupid mistakes as they carry out their responsibilities.
Their tables are covered with vomit; filth is everywhere.

Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They range far and wide, with their mouths opened as wide as death, but they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and peoples.

"Alcohol and prostitution have robbed my people of their brains.
They are asking a piece of wood to tell them what to do! They think a stick can tell them the future! Longing after idols has made them foolish. They have played the prostitute, serving other gods and deserting their God.

While Belshazzar was drinking, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem, so that he and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.
So they brought these gold cups taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.
They drank toasts from them to honor their idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

At the king's command, the decree went out by the swiftest messengers, and it was proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.

Herodias's chance finally came. It was Herod's birthday, and he gave a party for his palace aides, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee.
Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased them all. "Ask me for anything you like," the king said to the girl, "and I will give it to you."
Then he promised, "I will give you whatever you ask, up to half of my kingdom!"
She went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother told her, "Ask for John the Baptist's head!"
So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, "I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!"

The people make the king glad with their wickedness. The princes laugh about the people's many lies.
They are all adulterers, always aflame with lust. They are like an oven that is kept hot even while the baker is still kneading the dough.
"On royal holidays, the princes get drunk. The king makes a fool of himself and drinks with those who are making fun of him.

About noontime, as Ben-hadad and the thirty-two allied kings were still in their tents getting drunk,
the troops of the provincial commanders marched out of the city. As they approached, Ben-hadad's scouts reported to him, "Some troops are coming from Samaria."
"Take them alive," Ben-hadad commanded, "whether they have come for peace or for war."
But by now Ahab's provincial commanders had led the army out to fight.
Each Israelite soldier killed his Aramean opponent, and suddenly the entire Aramean army panicked and fled. The Israelites chased them, but King Ben-hadad and a few others escaped on horses.

This reply of Ahab's reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents. "Prepare to attack!" Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city.

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