Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 31:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. {prevert: Heb. alter} {of any...: Heb. of all the sons of affliction}”
Proverbs 31:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
{It is} not for kings, O Lemuel, {it is} not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. {prevert: Heb. alter} {of any...: Heb. of all the sons of affliction}
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. {of...: Heb. bitter of soul}
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
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