Proverbs 31:5
because when they drink they forget what has been decreed, 1 and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
In Context
6Give strong drink to a person who is perishing 1 and wine to those in bitter distress. 1
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are champions at drinking wine, and masters at mixing strong drinks; 1
Habakkuk 2:5For wine is a betrayer of the arrogant young man so that he will not abide, 1 but enlarges his desire like the grave and, like death, is never satisfied. 1 He gathers to himself every nation and gathers up for himself all of the peoples. 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 →