Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:15-35
15My sonH1121, ifH518 your heartH3820 is wiseH2449, my own heartH3820 will indeedH1571H589 rejoiceH8055.16My inmost beingH36291 will rejoiceH5937 when your lipsH8193 speakH1696 what is rightH4339.
17Do notH408 let your heartH3820 envyH7065 sinnersH2400,butH3588H518 always continueH3605H3117 in the fearH3374 of the LORDH3068.18ForH3588 surelyH518 there isH3426 a futureH319,and your hopeH8615 will notH3808 be cut offH3772.
19ListenH8085H859, my sonH1121, and be wiseH2449,and guideH833 your heartH3820 on the right courseH1870.20Do notH408 joinH1961 those who drink too muchH5433 wineH3196or gorgeH2151 themselves on meatH1320.21ForH3588 the drunkardH5433 and the gluttonH2151 will come to povertyH3423,and drowsinessH5124 will clothe themH3847 in ragsH7168.
22ListenH8085 to your fatherH1 whoH2088 gave you lifeH3205,and do notH408 despiseH936 your motherH517 whenH3588 she is oldH2204.23Invest inH7069 truthH571 and neverH408 sell itH4376—in wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148 and understandingH998.24The fatherH1 of a righteous manH6662 will greatly rejoiceH1523,and he who fathersH3205 a wise sonH2450 will delight in himH8055.25May your fatherH1 and motherH517 be gladH8055,and may she who gave you birthH3205 rejoiceH1523!
26My sonH1121, give meH5414 your heartH3820,and let your eyesH5869 delightH7521 in my waysH1870.27ForH3588 a prostituteH2181 is a deepH6013 pitH7745,and an adulteressH52372 is a narrowH6862 wellH875.28Like a robberH2863 sheH1931 lies in waitH693and multipliesH3254 the faithlessH898 among menH120.
29WhoH4310 has woeH188? WhoH4310 has sorrowH17?WhoH4310 has contentionsH4066? WhoH4310 has complaintsH7879?WhoH4310 has needlessH2600 woundsH6482? WhoH4310 has bloodshotH2448 eyesH5869?30Those who lingerH309 overH5921 wineH3196,who goH935 to tasteH2713 mixed drinksH4469.31Do notH408 gaze atH7200 wineH3196 whileH3588 it is redH119,whenH3588 it sparklesH5414 in the cupH3599H5869and goes down smoothlyH1980H4339.32In the endH319 it bitesH5391 like a snakeH5175and stingsH6567 like a viperH6848.33Your eyesH5869 will seeH7200 strange thingsH2114,and your mindH3820 will utterH1696 perversitiesH8419.34You will beH1961 like one sleepingH7901H3820 on the high seasH3220or lyingH7901 on the topH7218 of a mastH2260:35“They struck meH5221, but I feel noH1077 painH2470!They beat meH1986, but I did notH1077 know itH3045!WhenH4970 can I wake upH6974to search forH1245 anotherH3254 drinkH5750?”
Notes
Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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