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Proverbs Chapter 31 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice `due' to any that is afflicted.
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BBE Proverbs 31:5

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.
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DARBY Proverbs 31:5

-- lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction.
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KJV Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
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WBT Proverbs 31:5


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WEB Proverbs 31:5

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
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YLT Proverbs 31:5

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - This gives a reason for the warning. Lest they drink, and forget the Law. That which has been decreed, and is right and lawful, the appointed ordinance, particularly as regards the administration of justice. Septuagint, "Lest drinking, they forget wisdom." And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted; literally, of all the sons of affliction; i.e. the whole class of poorer people. Intemperance leads to selfish disregard of others' claims, an inability to examine questions impartially, and consequent perversion of justice. Isaiah (Isaiah 5:23) speaks of intoxication as inducing men to "justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him."

Ellicott's Commentary