Proverbs 31:5
Strong's Lexicon
lest
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 6435: conj 1) lest, not, beware lest adv 2) lest

they drink
יִ֭שְׁתֶּה (yiš·teh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk

and forget
וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח (wə·yiš·kaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7911: 1) to forget, ignore, wither 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to forget 1a2) to cease to care 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten

what is decreed,
מְחֻקָּ֑ק (mə·ḥuq·qāq)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2710: 1) to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in 1a2) to cut in or on, cut upon, engrave, inscribe 1a3) to trace, mark out 1a4) to engrave, inscribe (of a law) 1b) (Poel) 1b1) to inscribe, enact, decree 1b2) one who decrees, lawgiver (participle) 1c) (Pual) something decreed, the law (participle) 1d) (Hophal) to be inscribed

and deprive
וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה (wî·šan·neh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8138: 1) to repeat, do again, change, alter 1a) (Qal) to change 1b) (Niphal) to be repeated 1c) (Piel) to change, alter 1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

the oppressed
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

עֹֽנִי׃ (‘ō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6040: 1) affliction, poverty, misery 1a) affliction 1b) poverty

of justice.
דִּ֣ין (dîn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1779: 1) judgment 1a) judgment 1b) cause, plea 1c) condemnation, judgment 1d) dispute, legal suit, strife 1e) government

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.

Young's Literal Translation
Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Otherwise, they will drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed .

New American Standard Bible
For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

King James Bible
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

New Living Translation
For if they drink, they may forget the law and not give justice to the oppressed.

English Standard Version
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

New American Standard Bible
For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.

King James Bible
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Otherwise, they will drink, forget what is decreed, and pervert justice for all the oppressed.

International Standard Version
Otherwise, they may drink and forget what has been ordained, perverting justice for all the oppressed.

NET Bible
lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

American Standard Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

English Revised Version
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any that is afflicted.

Young's Literal Translation
Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
















Cross References
Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Leviticus 10:9
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Proverbs 31:3
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Proverbs 31:2
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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