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Proverbs 31:7

Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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 forgets that he is a poor man; however, so far forgets…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 31:1-9

Most interpreters are of opinion that Lemuel is Solomon; the name signifies one that is for God, or devoted to God; and so it agrees well enough with that honourable name which, by divine appointment,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Proverbs 31:1-9

VII. The Words of King Lemuel. Chap. Pro 31:1-9

We have here another short Appendix. King Lemuel records, as his oracle, or wise teaching, the counsel given him by his mother (Pro 31:31). With terms…

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