World English Bible
Proverbs 31:3
“Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 31
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The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.
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Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
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Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
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It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?
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lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.