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


In Context

2 What, O my beloved, what, O the beloved of my womb, what, O the beloved of my vows?

3 Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.

4 Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth:

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

6 Give strong drink to them that are sad: and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

7 Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:5lest they drink And forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.

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.