Proverbs 23:20
Do not be among ones drinking too much wine,or those who gorge themselves on meat:
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
In Context
19Listen, my son, and be wise,and keep your heart on the right path!
21for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor;and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and they shall tell the elders of his city, "This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard."
Proverbs 21:17He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man.He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 28:7Whoever keeps the Law is a wise son;but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink;who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
Isaiah 22:13and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
Luke 15:13Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous 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 →