Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. New Living Translation Let them drink to forget their poverty and remember their troubles no more. English Standard Version let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. Berean Standard Bible Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. King James Bible Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. New King James Version Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. New American Standard Bible Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his trouble no more. NASB 1995 Let him drink and forget his poverty And remember his trouble no more. NASB 1977 Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his trouble no more. Legacy Standard Bible Let him drink and forget his poverty And he will not remember his trouble any longer. Amplified Bible Let him drink and forget his poverty And no longer remember his trouble. Christian Standard Bible Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty and remember his trouble no more. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty and remember his trouble no more. American Standard Version Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. Contemporary English Version Let them drink and forget how poor and miserable they feel. English Revised Version Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. GOD'S WORD® Translation Such a person drinks and forgets his poverty and does not remember his trouble anymore. Good News Translation Let them drink and forget their poverty and unhappiness. International Standard Version Let him drink, forget his poverty, and remember his troubles no more. Majority Standard Bible Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. NET Bible let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more. New Heart English Bible Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Webster's Bible Translation Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. World English Bible Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe drinks, and forgets his poverty, "" And he does not remember his misery again. Young's Literal Translation He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again. Smith's Literal Translation He shall drink and forget his poverty, and shall no more remember his toil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet them drink, and forget their want, and remember their sorrow no more. Catholic Public Domain Version Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more. New American Bible When they drink, they will forget their misery, and think no more of their troubles. New Revised Standard Version let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThat they may drink, and forget their sorrows, and remember their miseries no more. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated That they may drink and they may forget their sorrows, and their miseries would not be remembered anymore. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. Brenton Septuagint Translation that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Words of King Lemuel…6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. 7Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.… Cross References Isaiah 65:13-14 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. / My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit. Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: Psalm 104:15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. 1 Samuel 1:15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. Job 29:13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. Isaiah 22:13 But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” Luke 12:19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ 1 Timothy 5:23 Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments. Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything. Psalm 4:7 You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound. Isaiah 24:11 In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” John 2:1-11 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ... Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Treasury of Scripture Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Jump to Previous Drink Drinketh Forget Forgetteth Memory Mind Misery Need Poverty Remember Remembereth TroubleJump to Next Drink Drinketh Forget Forgetteth Memory Mind Misery Need Poverty Remember Remembereth TroubleProverbs 31 1. Lemuel's lesson of chastity and temperance6. The afflicted are to be comforted and defended 10. The praise and properties of a good wife Let him drink The phrase "let him drink" suggests a permissive action, indicating a choice or allowance for the individual to partake in drinking. In the context of ancient Hebrew culture, wine was a common beverage, often associated with celebration and relief. The Hebrew root for "drink" is "שָׁתָה" (shatah), which can imply both the act of drinking and the broader concept of partaking in something that brings temporary relief or joy. This phrase acknowledges the human tendency to seek solace in physical comforts during times of distress. and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more "Vina parant animos, faciuntque caloribus aptos: Hebrew Let him drinkיִ֭שְׁתֶּה (yiš·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe and forget וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח (wə·yiš·kaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention his poverty, רִישׁ֑וֹ (rî·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7389: Poverty and remember יִזְכָּר־ (yiz·kār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male his misery וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ (wa·‘ă·mā·lōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no more. עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more Links Proverbs 31:7 NIVProverbs 31:7 NLT Proverbs 31:7 ESV Proverbs 31:7 NASB Proverbs 31:7 KJV Proverbs 31:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 31:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 31:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 31:7 French Bible Proverbs 31:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 31:7 Let him drink and forget his poverty (Prov. Pro Pr) |
    |