Proverbs 31:7

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 31:7

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let him drink, and forget (f) his poverty, and remember his misery no more. (f) For wine comforts the heart as in ( Psalms 104:15 ).
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Second Division. Sayings of Lemuel. A manual of directions for kings. Proverbs 31:1 . The title is uncertain. RV is not grammatically correct. Rea...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

poverty. Hebrew. rush. See note on Proverbs 6:11 ,
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Let him drink, and forget his poverty. Cause him, by the wine which t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Mother of Lemuel. The Excellent Woman 1-9. An exhortation addressed to king Lemuel by his mother, urging him to avoid women and wine. The latt...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 32 A GOOD WOMAN "O woman-hearts, that keep the days of old In living memory, can you stand back When Christ calls? Shall the heavenly M...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Worthy Woman Proverbs 31:1-9 In these words of King Lemuel, we notice a mother's influence in the education of her son. A woman is never mo...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the second section of the appendix. There have been many conjectures as to who King Lemuel was, but nothing certainly can be said. It is divi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kin...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let him drink, and forget his poverty ,.... Which has been very pressing upon him, and afflicting to him; let him drink till he is cheerful, and for...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Ver. 7. Let him drink and forget his poverty. ] And yet let him drink mode...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is not for kings to drink wine Namely, to excess, as the next verse explains it: Lest they drink and forget the law The laws of God, by which...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In THE FINAL CHAPTER of the book has also a peculiar character, King Lemuel is the writer, but not the author, for he simply quotes the words of his...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Maternal Counsels to King Lemuel. 1 The words of king Lemuel, the pro...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For wine, moderately used, allayeth men's cares and fears, and cheereth their spirits, Psalms 104:15 .
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Lemuel . This Hebrew word signifies “ For God ,” or “ belonging to God ,” and is regarded by most commentators as a proper name....
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 31:1 . The words of king Lemuel. Ancient kings had many names and surnames which embarrass history. The first name of Solomon was Jedidia...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 31:1-20 Part VIII. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Lemuel" on the subj...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of Proper Kingly Deportment
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let him drink and forget his poverty, the effect of the intoxicant being to give him a brighter view of life, and remember his misery no more. Not...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 5:18

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 31:7

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 31:7