Proverbs 31:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
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BSBPD
“Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 31:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
- Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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