Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Proverbs 31:7 in other translations
| BSB | Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. |
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| WEB | Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. |
| ASV | Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. |
| YLT | He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again. |
| DARBY | let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. |
| BBE | Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone. |
| Webster | Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. |
What does Proverbs 31:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 31:3-9
3-9. 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).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 31:1-9
When children are under the mother's eye, she has an opportunity of fashioning their minds aright. Those who are grown up, should often call to mind the good teaching they received when children. The many awful instances of promising characters who have been ruined by vile women, and love of wine, should warn every one to avoid these evils. Wine is to be used for want or medicine. Every creature of God is good, and…
Proverbs 31:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 31:7
- Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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Context
- Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
- Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
- Proverbs 31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Proverbs 31:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Beban, y olvídense de su necesidad, y de su miseria no más se acuerden. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | qu’il boive et qu’il oublie sa pauvreté, et ne se souvienne plus de ses peines. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | er trinke, und vergesse seine Armut und gedenke seiner Mühsal nicht mehr. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Bibant, et obliviscantur egestatis suæ, et doloris sui non recordentur amplius. |