6 Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 31:6. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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Source panels are separated by tradition and license. Imported or dataset-backed morphology is stronger than generated or rule-aligned morphology, and editorial alignment notes explain source-structure exceptions without pretending to be ancient source text.
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Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.
תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָ֣ר לְאוֹבֵ֑ד וְ֝יַיִן לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃
תְּנוּ
שֵׁכָ֣ר
לְאוֹבֵ֑ד
וְ֝יַיִן
לְמָ֣רֵי
Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܡܬܝܗܒ ܫܟܪܐ ܠܐ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܠܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ ܢܦܫܐ
ܡܬܝܗܒ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܡܬܝܗܒ
- Transliteration
- mtyhb
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 10
ܫܟܪܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܫܟܪܐ
- Transliteration
- shkr'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 10
ܠܐ̈ܒܝܠܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܐܒܝܠܐ
- Transliteration
- l'byl'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 2
ܘܚܡܪܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܚܡܪܐ
- Transliteration
- whmr'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 47
ܠܡܪ̈ܝܪܝ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܡܪܝܪܝ
- Transliteration
- lmryry
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 2
ܢܦܫܐ
- Confidence
- medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
- Lemma
- ܢܦܫܐ
- Transliteration
- napsha
- Morphology
- noun, feminine emphatic singular
- Gloss
- soul, life
- Occurrences
- 61
Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.
Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.
הֲבוּן שִׁכְרָא לַאֲבֵלֵי וְחַמְרָא לִמְרִירֵי נַפְשָׁא׃
הֲבוּן
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- הבון
- Transliteration
- hbwn
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 4
שִׁכְרָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- שכרא
- Transliteration
- shkr'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 3
לַאֲבֵלֵי
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- אבלי
- Transliteration
- l'bly
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 1
וְחַמְרָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- חמרא
- Transliteration
- wchmr'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 93
לִמְרִירֵי
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- מרירי
- Transliteration
- lmryry
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 2
נַפְשָׁא׃
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- נפשא
- Transliteration
- npsh'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 45
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Date siceram mœrentibus, et vinum his qui amaro sunt animo.
date
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- do
- Transliteration
- date
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 2116
siceram
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- sicera
- Transliteration
- siceram
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adjective
- Occurrences
- 7
maerentibus
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- maereo
- Transliteration
- maerentibus
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 17
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
vinum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- uinum
- Transliteration
- vinum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 224
his
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- hic
- Transliteration
- his
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 4646
qui
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- qui
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
amaro
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- amarus
- Transliteration
- amaro
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adjective
- Occurrences
- 41
sunt
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- sum
- Transliteration
- sunt
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 20614
animo
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- animus
- Transliteration
- animo
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 109
Coverage: Source-structure exceptions
Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.
Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.
Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.
These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.
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Greek LXX
alternate structure
This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
1 Timothy 5:23
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
6 relevance votesPsalms 104:15
wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
5 relevance votes1 Samuel 1:10
She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.
4 relevance votesJob 3:20
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
3 relevance votesJob 29:13
the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
3 relevance votes1 Samuel 30:6
David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
3 relevance votes2 Kings 4:27
When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is troubled within her; and Yahweh has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”
3 relevance votes