1 Samuel 1:15

WEB

¹⁵Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.

KJV

¹⁵And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

BSB

¹⁵“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

FBV

¹⁵“It's not that, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I'm a very miserable woman. I haven't been drinking wine or beer; I'm just pouring my heart out to the Lord.

Extra References

Psalms 62:8

⁸Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Lamentations 2:19

¹⁹Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.

Psalms 42:4

⁴These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

Psalms 142:2-3

²I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles. ³When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.

Psalms 143:6

⁶I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.

Job 30:16

¹⁶“Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold of me.

Proverbs 15:1

¹A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 25:15

¹⁵By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.