1 Samuel 1:14
Good News Translation
and he said to her, "Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!"

New Revised Standard Version
So Eli said to her, “How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Put away your wine.”

Contemporary English Version
"How long are you going to stay drunk?" he asked. "Sober up!"

New American Bible
said to her, “How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Sober up from your wine!”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And said to her: How long wilt thou be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And said to her: How long wilt thou be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much.

How long

Joshua 22:12-20 They all assembled in Silo, to go up and fight against them. . . .

Job 8:2 How long wilt thou speak these things, and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

Psalm 62:3 How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.

Proverbs 6:9 Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

Matthew 7:1-3 Judge not, that you may not be judged. . . .

put away

Job 11:14 If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and let not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:

Job 22:23 If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle.

Proverbs 4:24 Let thy eyes look straight on, and let thy eyelids go before thy steps.

Ephesians 4:25,31 Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour. For we are members one of another. . . .

Context
Hannah Prays for a Son
13Now Anna spoke in her heart, and only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard at all. Heli therefore thought her to be drunk, 14And said to her: How long wilt thou be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much.15Anna answering, said: Not so, my lord: for I am an exceeding unhappy woman, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.…
Cross References
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.

Acts 2:13
But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine.

1 Samuel 1:13
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