Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
In Context
6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
Cross References
Job 11:16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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 →