Proverbs 23:31

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, 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 washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.
  • Job 33:1 : 1 ¶ Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
  • Ps 119:37 : 37 ¶ Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.
  • Prov 6:25 : 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  • Matt 5:28-30 : 28 ‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.› 29 ‹And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast› [it] ‹from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not› [that] ‹thy whole body should be cast into hell.› 30 ‹And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast› [it] ‹from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not› [that] ‹thy whole body should be cast into hell.›
  • Mark 9:47 : 47 ‹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:›
  • 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 pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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    29¶ Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

    30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

  • Prov 23:32-33
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    78%

    32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

    33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1¶ Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

  • Prov 23:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    19¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

    20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

  • Prov 31:4-7
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    4[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

    5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

    6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

    7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them!

  • Hos 4:11
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    11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

  • Isa 5:22
    72%

    22Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • Luke 5:39
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    39‹No man also having drunk old› [wine] ‹straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.›

  • 1 Tim 5:23
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    23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5¶ Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

  • Isa 29:9
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    9¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

  • Deut 32:33
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    33Their wine [is] the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

  • Num 6:3
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    3He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

  • Isa 28:7
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    7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble [in] judgment.

  • Isa 51:21
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    21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

  • Isa 24:7
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    7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

  • Lev 10:9
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    9Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations:

  • Job 24:18
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    18¶ He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

  • Prov 4:25
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    25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17¶ He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Isa 27:2
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    2In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.

  • Ps 75:8
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    8For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].

  • Eccl 2:3
    69%

    3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

  • Prov 6:25
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    25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

  • Rom 14:21
    68%

    21[It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

  • Isa 24:11
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    11[There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

  • Ezek 44:21
    68%

    21Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

  • Isa 1:22
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    22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

  • John 2:10
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    10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.

  • Luke 5:37
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    37‹And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.›

  • Isa 28:1
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    1¶ Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty [is] a fading flower, which [are] on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

  • Deut 28:39
    68%

    39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them.

  • Gen 49:12
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    12His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

  • Eph 5:18
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    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.