Proverbs 23:31

Proverbs 23:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it swirls around smoothly;

Context of Proverbs 23:31

2918. People who drink too much wine have many problems. Do you see someone who is in trouble? Someone who is very sad? Someone who argues or complains all the time? Do you see someone with wounds on his body for no reason, or someone with red eyes? Then you are looking at someone who likes to drink wine until late at night. He is someone who likes to try different drinks. So do not even look at that beautiful red wine! Do not think about the pleasure it would give to you. 32In the end, it will bite you, like a snake with its poison. 33Your eyes will see strange things. Your mind will be confused so that you say crazy things.

Proverbs 23:31 word by word

אַל־תֵּ֥רֶא יַיִן֮ כִּ֪י יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן בַּכּ֣וֹס עֵינ֑וֹ יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• not thou upon the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• when it is redאָדֹם'âdam · to reddenH119
• when it givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: doH5414
• his colourעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• in the cupכִּיסkîys · purseH3599
• in the cupכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563
• it movethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• itself arightמֵישָׁרmêyshâr · uprightnessH4339

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:31

• Proverbs 6:25Do not keep thinking how beautiful her body is. Do not let her use her eyes like a trap to catch you.
• 2 Samuel 11:2One evening, David got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman who was washing herself. She was very beautiful.
• Job 33:1‘But now, Job, listen to the things that I will tell you. Listen carefully to everything that I will say.
• Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from useless things. Use your word to help me to live.
• Matthew 5:28But what I tell you is this: A man may look at a woman who is not his wife. And he may want to have sex with her. In his thoughts, he has had sex with her, so he has done a wrong thing.
• Mark 9:47If your eye causes you to do wrong things, then you should remove it. Then you will only have one eye, but you can go into the kingdom of God. It will be much worse if you keep both your eyes and God throws you into hell.
• 1 John 2:16What are the wrong things that belong to this world? People want to do bad things to make themselves happy. People want to have things that they see, even bad things. People want to show other people how rich they are. These ideas do not come from God, our Father. They are the thoughts of people who belong to the world.

Commentaries on Proverbs 23:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Look not thou upon the wine - Let neither the color, the odour, the sparkling, etc., of the wine, when poured out, induce thee to drink of it. However good and pure it may be, it will to thee be a snare, because thou art addicted to it, and hast no self-command.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-35Verses 29-35 Solomon warns against drunkenness. Those that would be kept from sin, must keep from all the beginnings of it, and fear coming within reach of its allurements. Foresee the punishment, what it will at last end in, if repentance prevent not. It makes men quarrel. Drunkards wilfully make woe and sorrow for themselves. It makes men impure and insolent. The tongue grows unruly; the heart utters things contrary to reason, religion, and common…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-35Saying 18: This saying highlights the foolishness of someone who drinks too much alcohol (see Proverbs 20:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-3526-35. A solemn warning against whoredom and drunkenness (Ho 4:11). give me--This is the address of that divine wisdom so often presented (Pr 8:1; 9:3, &c.). heart--confidence. observe--keep. my ways--such as I teach you (Pr 3:17; 9:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 23:31

• Abstinence, Total
• Drunkenness
• Serpent
• Wine
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
• Colour
• Correction
• Cup
• Dainty
• Desirous
• Drunkard
• Eye
• Poverty
• Riotous

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