Proverbs 31:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
Proverbs 31:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 31:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 31:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 31:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
Proverbs 31:7 — World English Bible
Proverbs 31:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more. ”
Proverbs 31:7 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 31:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.”
Proverbs 31:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 31:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. ”
Proverbs 31:7 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 31:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more.”
Proverbs 31:7 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 31:7 in Context — Proverbs 31
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
What Does Proverbs 31:7 Mean?
Proverbs 31:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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