Proverbs 31:5
lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
In Context
6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing beer,
Habakkuk 2:5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 31:2-10
Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto… Read the whole commentary →