Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
King James Version with Apocrypha
In The King James Version
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
In Context
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Cross References
Job 11:16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but 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 →