Proverbs 23:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:21 : 21 because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
  • Isa 5:11 : 11 Beware, those who get up early to drink beer, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.
  • Isa 5:22 : 22 Beware, those who are champions at drinking, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
  • Isa 28:7-8 : 7 Even these men stagger because of wine, they stumble around because of beer– priests and prophets stagger because of beer, they are confused because of wine, they stumble around because of beer; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions, they totter while making legal decisions. 8 Indeed, all the tables are covered with vomit, with filth, leaving no clean place.
  • Nah 1:10 : 10 Surely they will be totally consumed like entangled thorn bushes, like the drink of drunkards, like very dry stubble.
  • Matt 24:49-50 : 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, 50 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,
  • Luke 12:45-46 : 45 But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk, 46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
  • Gen 49:12 : 12 His eyes will be red from wine, and his teeth white from milk.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-37 : 36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light. 37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.
  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Absalom instructed his servants,“Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you,‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!”
  • 1 Kgs 20:16-22 : 16 They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily in their quarters. 17 The servants of the district governors led the march. When Ben Hadad sent messengers, they reported back to him,“Men are marching out of Samaria.” 18 He ordered,“Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.” 19 They marched out of the city with the servants of the district governors in the lead and the army behind them. 20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen. 21 Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria. 22 The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory The prophet visited the king of Israel and instructed him,“Go, fortify your defenses. Determine what you must do, for in the spring the king of Syria will attack you.”
  • Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:30-33
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    30Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.

    31Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

    32Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.

    33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Beware, those who get up early to drink beer, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15“Woe to you who force your neighbor to drink wine– you who make others intoxicated by forcing them to drink from the bowl of your furious anger, so you can look at their naked bodies.

  • Isa 5:21-22
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    21Beware, those who think they are wise, those who think they possess understanding.

    22Beware, those who are champions at drinking, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5Indeed, wine will betray the proud, restless man! His appetite is as big as Sheol’s; like death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations; he seizes all peoples.

  • Job 24:11-12
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    11They press out the olive oil between the rows of olive trees; they tread the winepresses while they are thirsty.

    12From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.

  • Prov 23:28
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    28Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

  • Prov 23:35
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    35You will say,“They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink.”

  • Isa 24:7
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    7The new wine dries up, the vines shrivel up, all those who like to celebrate groan.

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.

  • Prov 27:15
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    15A continual dripping on a rainy day– a contentious wife makes herself like that.

  • Prov 19:13
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    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

  • Isa 24:11
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    11They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth.

  • Prov 31:6
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    6Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

  • Isa 1:6
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    6From the soles of your feet to your head, there is no spot that is unharmed. There are only bruises, cuts, and open wounds. They have not been cleansed or bandaged, nor have they been treated with olive oil.

  • Prov 29:9
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    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Ezek 23:42
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    42The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, including all kinds of men; even Sabeans were brought from the desert. The sisters put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

  • Job 15:12
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    12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

  • Prov 21:17
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    17The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

  • Prov 23:20-21
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    20Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,

    21because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

  • Eccl 5:17
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    17Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.

  • Hab 1:3
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    3Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.

  • Prov 26:17-19
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    17Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,

    19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”

  • Hos 4:11
    66%

    11Judgment of Pagan Idolatry and Cultic Prostitution Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people.

  • Lam 1:2
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    2ב(Bet) She weeps bitterly at night; tears stream down her cheeks. She has no one to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

  • Prov 27:4
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    4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

  • Prov 6:33
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    33He will be beaten and despised, and his reproach will not be wiped away;

  • Job 5:2
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    2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

  • Nah 3:19
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    19Your destruction is like an incurable wound; your demise is like a fatal injury! All who hear what has happened to you will clap their hands for joy, for no one ever escaped your endless cruelty!

  • Prov 22:10
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    10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

  • Job 21:31
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    31No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.

  • Jer 4:30
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    30And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.

  • Job 34:8
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    8He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 29:3
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    3The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 26:9
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    9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.