5lest they drink And forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.


In Context

2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows?

3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.

4 It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?

5 lest they drink And forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.

6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:

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

Proverbs 31:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:5lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:5And lest they drink and forget judgments, and pervert the cause of the children of the poor.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any that is afflicted.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.