Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, O Lemuel,.... It is not fit for them, it is very unbecoming them; it is dishonourable to them, to such as Lemuel was, or was likely to be; or far be it from kings, let no such…

Some read: “nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?” The “strong drink” Pro 20:1 was distilled from barley, or honey, or dates.

Most interpreters are of opinion that Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for God, or devoted to God; and so it agrees well enough with that honourable name which, by divine appointment,…

It is not for or, Far be it from.

for princes strong drink Rather, for princes to say, Where is strong drink? This is the corrected Heb. reading for that noticed in R.V., marg., "Another reading is,…