VerseBede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs Read all of Proverbs 31 →
Proverbs 31:5
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“Lest he drink and forget judgments, etc. Lest, intoxicated by earthly allurements, he forgets the poor of Christ, who himself became poor for us.”
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5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
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3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
— Proverbs 31:5 —
6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.