Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who contentions? Who anxiety? Who wounds without cause? Who dimness of eyes?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
28Like a robber she lieth in wait, And increaseth the treacherous among men.
30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go in to seek mixed wine.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.
Isaiah 5:11Woe to them that rise early in the morning to follow strong drink,—Who sit late in the night that wine may inflame them!
Isaiah 28:7But even these stagger through wine, And reel through strong drink; The priest and the prophet stagger through strong drink; They are overpowered with wine; They stumble through strong drink; They reel in vision, They stagger in judgment.
Matthew 24:49and begin to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with the drunken,
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 →