Proverbs
Chapter 31
Verse 6
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Proverbs 31

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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.

Panels 5
Word Entries 28
Editorial Notes 1
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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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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

תְּנוּ־שֵׁכָ֣ר לְאוֹבֵ֑ד וְ֝יַיִן לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃

6 word entries
תְּנוּ
Lemma
5414
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H5414
Occurrences
1113
שֵׁכָ֣ר
Lemma
7941
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7941
Occurrences
11
לְאוֹבֵ֑ד
Lemma
l/6
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6
Occurrences
12
וְ֝יַיִן
Lemma
c/3196
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3196
Occurrences
27
לְמָ֣רֵי
Lemma
l/4751
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + adjective
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H4751
Occurrences
5
נָֽפֶשׁ
Lemma
5315
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5315
Occurrences
576
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

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

6 word entries
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transliteration
napsha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
soul, life
Occurrences
61
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

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׃

6 word entries
הֲבוּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transliteration
npsh'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
45
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

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.

10 word entries
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
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note

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.

Source availability notes

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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 votes

Psalms 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 votes

1 Samuel 1:10

She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.

4 relevance votes

Job 3:20

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

3 relevance votes

Job 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 votes

1 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 votes

2 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
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