Proverbs 31:5
פֶּן ־ יִשְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּח מְחֻקָּק וִֽישַׁנֶּה דִּין כָּל ־ בְּנֵי ־ עֹֽנִי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
In Context
4אַל לַֽמְלָכִים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵל אַל לַֽמְלָכִים שְׁתוֹ ־ יָיִן וּלְרוֹזְנִים או שֵׁכָֽר ׃
6תְּנוּ ־ שֵׁכָר לְאוֹבֵד וְיַיִן לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ ׃
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22הוֹי גִּבּוֹרִים לִשְׁתּוֹת יָיִן וְאַנְשֵׁי ־ חַיִל לִמְסֹךְ שֵׁכָֽר ׃
Habakkuk 2:5וְאַף כִּֽי ־ הַיַּיִן בּוֹגֵד גֶּבֶר יָהִיר וְלֹא יִנְוֶה אֲשֶׁר הִרְחִיב כִּשְׁאוֹל נַפְשׁוֹ וְהוּא כַמָּוֶת וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּע וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵלָיו כָּל ־ הַגּוֹיִם וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֵלָיו כָּל ־ הָעַמִּֽים ׃
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 →