Proverbs 31:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Drinking makes you forget your responsibilities, and you ill-treat the poor.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:12

Meanwhile, Benhadad and the other kings had been drinking in their tents. But when Ahab's reply came, he ordered his soldiers to prepare to attack Samaria, and they all got ready.

Exodus 23:6

Make sure that the poor are given equal justice in court.

Proverbs 17:15

The LORD doesn't like those who defend the guilty or condemn the innocent.

Proverbs 18:5

It's wrong to favour the guilty and keep the innocent from getting justice.

Isaiah 5:22

And you are great at drinking and mixing drinks. But you are in for trouble.

Isaiah 5:23

You accept bribes to let the guilty go free, and you cheat the innocent out of a fair trial.

Leviticus 10:9

When you or your sons enter the sacred tent, you must never drink beer or wine. If you do, you will die there! This law will never change.

Habakkuk 2:5

Wine is treacherous, and arrogant people are never satisfied. They are no less greedy than death itself— they open their mouths as wide as the world of the dead and swallow everyone.