Proverbs 23:30

Those who tarry long at the wine. Those who go to seek out mixed wine.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

In Context

29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?

31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:8For in the hand of LORD there is a cup, and the wine foams. It is full of mixture, and he pours out of the same, surely [to] the dregs of it. All the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.

Amos 6:6who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:30-35

Cautions against Intemperance. 29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea, thou… Read the whole commentary →

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