Proverbs 23:31
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it glideth down smoothly;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.
32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Psalms 119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in Thy ways.
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 →