Proverbs 23:20
Be not among yayin gluttons; 1 among gluttonous eaters of basar, 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
In Context
19Hear thou, beni (my son), and be chacham, 1 and guide thine lev straight on the derech. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20And they shall say unto the zekenim of his town, This our ben is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a zolel (glutton) and a soveh (drunkard).
Proverbs 21:17The ohev simchah (lover of pleasure) shall be an ish machsor (man of poverty, want, shortage); 1 he that loveth yayin and shemen shall not be rich. 1
Proverbs 28:7He who keepeth torah is a ben meiven, 1 but he that is a companion of zolelim (gluttons) shameth aviv. 1
Isaiah 5:11Hoy unto them that rise up early in the boker, 1 that they may chase after shechar (strong drink); that continue until night, 1 till yayin inflame them! 1
Isaiah 22:13And hinei sasson and simchah, 1 slaughter of bakar and ritual slaughter of tzon, 1 eating basar, and drinking yayin; 1 let us eat and drink; for makhar we shall die. 1
Luke 15:13And not many yamim later, having gathered together everything, the younger ben went on a journey to a far away country, and there he squandered his osher (riches) with gilui arayot (sexual immorality) and loose living. + 15:13 Isa 59:2
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 →