Proverbs 23:20
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
In Context
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Proverbs 21:17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 28:7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
Isaiah 22:13But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
Luke 15:13After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild 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 →