Proverbs 31:7

New International Reader's Version

Let them drink and forget how poor they are. Let them forget their suffering.

Cross References

Job 11:16

You can be sure you will forget your troubles. They will be like water that has flowed on by.

Psalm 104:15

There is wine to make people glad. There is olive oil to make their skin glow. And there is bread to make them strong.

Proverbs 31:6

Let beer be for those who are dying. Let wine be for those who are sad and troubled.

Proverbs 31:8

Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves. Speak up for the rights of all those who are poor.

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t fill yourself up with wine. Getting drunk will lead to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.