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Proverbs 31:5

Verse 5 of 31. The 31st of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:

2“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!

3Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

4It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’

5lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

6Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

8Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

Read Proverbs 31

World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.