Proverbs 23:30

Proverbs 23:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine.

Context of Proverbs 23:30

28She is like a robber, lying in ambush. She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society. 29Who has trouble? Who has misery? Who has quarrels? Who has a complaint? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who drink glass after glass of wine and mix it with everything. 31Do not look at wine because it is red, because it sparkles in the cup, because it goes down smoothly. 32Later it bites like a snake and strikes like a poisonous snake.

Proverbs 23:30 word by word

לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים עַל־הַיָּ֑יִן לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים לַחְקֹ֥ר מִמְסָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They that tarry longאָחַר'âchar · to delayH309
• at the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• they that goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to seekחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• mixed wineמִמְסָךְmamsâk · mixed drinkH4469

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:30

• Proverbs 20:1Wine ⌞makes people⌟ mock, liquor ⌞makes them⌟ noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise.
• Genesis 9:21He drank some wine, got drunk, and lay naked inside his tent.
• Isaiah 5:11How horrible it will be for those who get up early to look for a drink, who sit up late until they are drunk from wine.
• Amos 6:6How horrible it will be for those who drink wine by the jugful. They rub the finest oils all over themselves and are not sorry for the ruin ⌞of the descendants⌟ of Joseph.
• Ephesians 5:18Don’t get drunk on wine, which leads to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Spirit
• Proverbs 9:2She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has set her table.
• Psalms 75:8A cup is in the Lord’s hand. (Its foaming wine is thoroughly mixed with spices.) He will empty it, ⌞and⌟ all the wicked people on earth will have to drink every last drop.

Commentaries on Proverbs 23:30

• 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 23:30

• Drunkenness
• Strife
• Wine
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
• Correction
• Dainty
• Desirous
• Drunkard
• Poverty
• Riotous
• Sell
• Wine
• Drunkenness

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