Proverbs 23:31

Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is, and what a colour it geueth in the glasse:

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

In Context

30Or who hath red eyes? euen they that be euer at the wine, & seeke excesse.

32It goeth downe sweetely, but at the last it byteth like a serpent, and stingeth lyke an adder.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:28But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart.

1 John 2:16For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde.

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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