Proverbs 31:7
KJV
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 31 connects to 1 cross-reference. The Words of King Lemuel taught by his mother: warnings against women and wine that could destroy rulers, and urging defense of the poor and needy. The book concludes with the famous acrostic poem of the excellent wife who manages …
Other Translations
ASV
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
YLT
He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
BBE
Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.