Proverbs 31:5
Lest either might drink, and forget what is written in the law, and pervert the cause of all the afflicted.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
In Context
4Not for kings, O Lemoel, not for kings [it is fitting] to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink:
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those who have an embittered soul.
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22Woe unto those that are heroes to drink wine, and men of might to mingle strong drink;
Habakkuk 2:5And though the wine-[drunken] traitor, the proud man, whose house will not stand, who enlargeth his desire as the grave, and is like death, which cannot be satisfied,—though he gather unto him all the nations, and assemble unto him all the people:
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 →