Proverbs 23:30

—those who spend a long time drinking wine, those who are always trying some new cocktail.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

29Who's in trouble? Who's in pain? Who's arguing? Who's complaining? Who's injured for no reason? Who's got bloodshot eyes?

31Don't let the look of wine tempt you—how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smooth it feels as it goes down.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:8For the Lord has a cup in his hand, full of bubbling wine mixed with spices. He pours it out, and all the wicked drink it deeply, down to the last drop.

Proverbs 20:1Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.

Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph's descendants.

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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