Proverbs 31:5
Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
In Context
4Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
6Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22Woe [to] the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
Habakkuk 2:5And also, because the wine [is] treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,
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 →