Proverbs 31:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 31:5

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3 ^aDo not give your strength to women,
Nor your ways ^bto that which destroys kings.

4 ^aIt is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Nor for princes intoxicating drink;

5 ^aLest they drink and forget the law,
And pervert the justice of all¹ the afflicted.

6 ^aGive strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to those who are bitter of heart.

7 Let him drink and forget his poverty,
And remember his misery no more.

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Cross-references and similar verses for Proverbs 31:5:

pervert. Heb. alter. any of the afflicted. Heb. all the
Habakkuk 2:5

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