Proverbs 23:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תֵּ֥רֶא יַּיִן֮ כִּ֢י יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן *בכיס **בַּכּ֣וֹס עֵינ֑וֹ יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃

Transliteration

Do not tēreʾ yayin when yiṯʾaddām, when it yittēn bakkôs its ʿênô, yiṯhallēḵ bǝmêšārîm.

Grammar Details

*tēreʾ*: qal imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - look at/gaze upon
*yayin*: noun, masculine singular - wine
*yiṯʾaddām*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - shows itself red
*yittēn*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gives
*bakkôs*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the cup
*ʿênô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its eye/color
*yiṯhallēḵ*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - goes about/moves
*bǝmêšārîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - in straightness/smoothly

Word Meanings

*tēreʾ yayin*: look at wine/gaze upon wine
*yiṯʾaddām*: shows itself red/is red/sparkles
*yittēn bakkôs ʿênô*: gives its color in the cup/shows its gleam in the goblet
*yiṯhallēḵ bǝmêšārîm*: goes down smoothly/moves straight/flows evenly

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 11:2 : 2 And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Job 33:1 : 1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
Ps 119:37 : 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
Prov 6:25 : 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Matt 5:28-30 : 28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.
Mark 9:47 : 47 And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;
1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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