Proverbs 23:20

Proverbs 23:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

Context of Proverbs 23:20

18Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off. 19Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way. Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; 21For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags. 22Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:20 word by word

אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְסֹֽבְאֵי־יָ֑יִן בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י בָשָׂ֣ר לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• heavyסָבָאsâbâ' · to imbibeH5433
• of wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• gluttonousזָלַלzâlal · be vileH2151
• of meatבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:20

• Proverbs 23:29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
• Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
• Proverbs 28:7He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
• Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter.
• Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
• Isaiah 22:13Instead, there is gaiety and gladness, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
• Matthew 24:49and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;
• Luke 15:13And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
• Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
• Luke 21:34“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
• Romans 13:13Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
• Ephesians 5:18And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
• 1 Peter 4:3For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.

Commentaries on Proverbs 23:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Be not among winebibbers - There is much of this chapter spent in giving directions concerning eating, drinking, and entertainments in general. he pupil is directed relative to the manner in which he is to conduct himself in his visits to the tables of the rich and great. Relative to the covetous and his intercourse with them. And To public entertainnlents, where there were generally riot and debauch. The reasons, says Calmet, which induced the wise man…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. 19-28Verses 19-28 The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21Saying 15: Discipline is essential for a wise and balanced life. Drinking too much (drunkards, see also Proverbs 23:29–35), overeating (gluttons, see also Proverbs 23:1–3), or oversleeping (see also Proverbs 10:5; 19:15) leads to poverty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. guide ... way--or direct thy thoughts to a right course of conduct (compare Pr 4:4; 9:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 23:20

• Abstinence, Total
• Company
• Drunkenness
• Frugality
• Worldliness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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

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