Proverbs 31:5

Proverbs 31:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
• New International Version (NIV)lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lest they drink and forget the law, And pervert the justice of all the afflicted.

Context of Proverbs 31:5

3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings. 4It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is the strong drink? — lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction. 6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul: 7let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Proverbs 31:5 word by word

פֶּן־יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה דִּ֣ין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• lestפֶּן־pên · lestH6435
• drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• forgetשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• judgmentדִּיןdîyn dûn · judgmentH1779

Cross-references for Proverbs 31:5

• Habakkuk 2:5And moreover, the wine is treacherous: he is a proud man, and keepeth not at rest, he enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is like death and cannot be satisfied; and he assembleth unto him all nations, and gathereth unto him all peoples.

Commentaries on Proverbs 31:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Lest they drink, and forget the law - When they should be administering justice, they are found incapable of it; or, if they go into the judgment-seat, may pervert justice.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Drinking too much wine dulls the senses. A king needs to stay alert and should not drink too much alcohol.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93-9. Succinct but solemn warnings against vices to which kings are peculiarly tempted, as carnal pleasures and oppressive and unrighteous government are used to sustain sensual indulgence. strength--mental and bodily resources for health and comfort. thy ways--or course of life. to that ... kings--literally, "to the destroying of kings," avoid destructive pleasures (compare Pr 5:9; 7:22, 27; Ho 4:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 31:5

• Drunkenness
• Injustice
• King
• Rulers
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Above
• Deceitful
• Distaff
• Excel
• Lay
• Lemuel
• Price
• Prophecy
• Scarlet
• Bath-Sheba

Commentaries on Proverbs 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings