Proverbs 23:33

Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

In Context

32But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent.

34And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:1Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.

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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