Proverbs 31:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.”
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“lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 31:5 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
- Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
- Habakkuk 2:5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
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