Proverbs 23:20
Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
In Context
19Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.
Proverbs 21:17The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
Proverbs 28:7He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.
Isaiah 5:11Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
Isaiah 22:13But in place of these there was joy and delight, oxen and sheep were being made ready for food, there was feasting and drinking: men said, Now is the time for food and wine, for tomorrow death comes.
Luke 15:13And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →