Proverbs 31:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 31:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 31:7 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 31:7 — KJV
“Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
— Proverbs 31:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 31:7 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 31:7
“Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. that...: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy”
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“Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:”
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“The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.”
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“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.”
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“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. the tree...: Heb. the stalk with his bread”
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