Proverbs 31:7
that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
In Context
6Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
8Open your mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
Cross References
Job 11:16And thou shalt forget trouble, 1 As a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared. 1
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 →