Proverbs 23:20
Do not be among them who tipple with wine,—among them who are gluttons;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
In Context
19Hear, thou, my son, and be wise, and lead forward, in duty, thy heart.
21For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and shall say unto the elders of his city: This our son, is rebellious and insulting,—he will not hearken unto our voice,—a glutton and a tippler.
Proverbs 21:17A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.
Proverbs 28:7He that keepeth instruction, is a son with discernment, but, a companion of squanderers, bringeth shame to his father.
Isaiah 5:11Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue,—Who follow on in the evening cool [until] with wine, they are heated;
Isaiah 22:13Then lo! joy and rejoicing, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine,—Let us eat and drink, For to-morrow, we may die!
Luke 15:13And, after not many days, the younger son, gathering all together, left home for a country far away, and, there, squandered his substance 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 →