The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty. Ovid, 'Art. Amat.,' 1.237— " Vina parant animos, faciuntque caloribus aptos: Cura fugit multo diluiturque mero. Tunc veniunt risus; tunc pauper cornua sumit; Tunc dolor, et curae, rugaque frontis abit ." Thus is shown a way in which the rich can comfort and encourage their poorer brethren, which is a better method of using God's good gifts than by expending them on their own selfish enjoyment. read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 31:6
The allowable as the exceptional It is often the case that that which is wrong as a rule is right as an exception; what it would be unwise, if not unlawful, to do under ordinary circumstances, it may be most wise and even obligatory to do in emergencies. This applies particularly, but not exclusively, to the subject of the text— I. THE USE OF STIMULANTS . In a state of health and during the discharge of daily duties, shun the use of stimulants; depend upon that which nourishes... read more