Proverbs 31:7

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, 1 and remember his amal (misery) no more. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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, 1 and yayin unto those that be of bitter nefesh. 1

8Open thy peh (mouth) for the illem (mute) 1 in the cause of all such as are bnei chalof (sons of destitution). 1

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Cross References

Job 11:16Because thou shalt forget thy amal (grief), 1 and remember it as waters that flow by, 1

Ephesians 5:18And do not become a shikker with schnapps, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Ruach Hakodesh, + 5:18 Lv 10:9; Prov 20:1; Isa 28:7

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 →

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