God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 23:32
32Later it bites like a snake and strikes like a poisonous snake.
Proverbs 23:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
- New International Version (NIV)In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.
- New King James Version (NKJV)At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper.
Context of Proverbs 23:32
30Those 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. Later it bites like a snake and strikes like a poisonous snake. 33Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mouth will say embarrassing things. 34You will be like someone lying down in the middle of the sea or like someone lying down on top of a ship’s mast, saying,
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:32 word by word
אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י יַפְרִֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 23:32
- Proverbs 5:11Then you will groan when your end comes, when your body and flesh are consumed. You will say,
- Isaiah 28:3The arrogant drunks of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.
- Jeremiah 5:31Prophets prophesy lies. Priests rule under the prophets’ directions, and my people love this. But what will you do in the end?”
- Exodus 7:5The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I use my power against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of there.”
- Luke 16:25“Abraham replied, ‘Remember, my child, that you had a life filled with good times, while Lazarus’ life was filled with misery. Now he has peace here, while you suffer.
- Romans 6:21What did you gain by doing those things? You’re ashamed of what you used to do because it ended in death.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8Whoever digs a pit may fall into it. Whoever breaks through a stone wall may be bitten by a snake.
- Jeremiah 8:17“I am going to send snakes among you, vipers that can’t be charmed. They will bite you,” declares the Lord.
- Amos 5:19It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.
- Amos 9:3Even if they hide on top of Mount Carmel, I will look for them and take them from there. Even if they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command a sea snake to bite them.
- Isaiah 59:5They hatch viper eggs and weave spiderwebs. Those who eat their eggs will die. When an egg is crushed, a poisonous snake is hatched.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:32
- 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
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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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