Proverbs 31:5
Lest they drink, and
forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
a. NLT: For if they drink, they may forget the law and not give justice
to the oppressed.
b. NIV: Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all
the oppressed of their rights.
c. YLT: Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of
any of the sons of affliction.
d. Amplified Bible Classic: Lest they drink
and forget the law and what it decrees, and pervert the justice due any
of the afflicted.
e. Septuagint [The Septuagint relocates Proverbs 30:15-31:9 to the end of
Proverbs 24]: Lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and not be able to judge the
poor rightly.
f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Lest he drink and forget the
statute [of the Torah] and pervert the judgment of all the children of the
poor.
1. “Lest they drink,
and forget the law…”
a. Lest [Strong: 6435 pen pane; from 6437; properly, removal; used only
(in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest:--(lest) (peradventure),
that...not.]
b. they drink [Strong: 8354 shathah shaw-thaw'; a primitive root; to
imbibe (literally or figuratively):--X assuredly, banquet, X certainly,
drink(-er, -ing), drunk (X -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of 8248.)]
c. and forget [Strong: 7911 shakach shaw-kakh' or shakeach
{shaw-kay'-akh}; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from
want of memory or attention:--X at all, (cause to) forget.]
d. the law [Strong: 2710 chaqaq, khaw-kak'; a primitive root; properly,
to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to
enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.)
prescribe:--appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print,
set.]
2. “…and pervert the
judgment of any of the afflicted.”
a. and pervert [Strong 8138 shanah, shaw-naw'; a primitive root; to fold,
i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute
(transitive or intransitive):--do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be
given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do
the second time.]
b. the judgment [Strong: 1779 duwn, doon; from 1777; judgement (the suit,
justice, sentence or tribunal); by impl. also strife:--cause, judgement, plea,
strife.]
c. of any [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634;
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often
in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough,
every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever,
(the) whole, whoso(-ever).]
d. of the afflicted [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder
of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative
relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.,
(like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite,
(anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-)
(Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf,
X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn,
foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty,
+ nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +
spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, +
valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]
1). Effects of wine and strong drink.
a). Forget the law.
b). Pervert judgment.
c). Err in vision and stumble in judgment, Isaiah 28:7
d). Your inhibitions will be lowered allowing you to stare at women and your
heart will utter perverse things, Proverbs 23:33.
e). It can cause bondage Hosea 4:11.
f). It is linked to defilement, Daniel 1:8
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