Proverbs 31:7
Let such a one drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his trouble no more.
Leeser Tanakh
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 who have an embittered soul.
8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children.
Cross References
Job 11:16Because thou wilt truly forget thy trouble, and as a waterflood that is passed away wilt thou remember it;
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 →