Proverbs 31:5
If they do that, they forget the laws that they have made, and they do not do what is right for poor/afflicted people.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22Terrible things will happen to those who think that [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink lots of wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
Habakkuk 2:5If people trust in their wealth, they will deceive themselves, and proud people are never able to rest. It is as though the greedy people of Babylonia open their mouths as wide as the place where dead people are, and they never have enough, like the place where dead people go never has enough dead people [PRS]. The armies of Babylonia conquer many nations for themselves, and capture all their 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 →