Proverbs 31:5

Easy To Read Version

They may drink too much and forget what the law says. Then they might take away all the rights of poor people.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:12

King Ben Hadad was drinking in his tent with the other rulers. At that time the messengers came and gave him the message from King Ahab. King Ben Hadad commanded his men to prepare to attack the city. So the men moved into their places for the battle.

Exodus 23:6

“You must not let people be unfair to a poor man. He must be judged the same as any other person.

Proverbs 17:15

The Lord hates these two things—punishing someone that has done nothing wrong, and forgiving someone that is guilty.

Proverbs 18:5

\{You must be fair in judging people.\} If you let guilty people go free then you are not being fair to good people.

Isaiah 5:22

Those people are famous for drinking wine. They are champions at mixing drinks.

Isaiah 5:23

And if you pay those people money, they will forgive a criminal. But they don’t allow good people to be judged fairly.

Leviticus 10:9

“You and your sons must not drink wine or beer when you come into the Meeting Tent. {If you drink those things,} then you will die! This law continues forever through your generations.

Habakkuk 2:5

\{God said,\} “Wine can trick a person. In the same way, a strong man’s pride can fool him. But he will not find peace. He is like death—he always wants more and more. And, like death, he will never be satisfied. He will continue defeating other nations. He will continue to make those people his prisoners.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.