Proverbs 31:7

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“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 Domain
ASVPD

“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 31:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 11:16For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
  2. Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
  3. Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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