Proverbs 31:5

Proverbs chapter 31 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

v.5This passage

v.6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Habakkuk 2:5
Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.