7He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.


In Context

4 Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

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

6 Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

7 He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'

Proverbs 31:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

31:7let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:7Let them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:7let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.