Proverbs 23:19–20
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
*†Be not amongst wine-bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of flesh.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. of their flesh.
- *Cross-referenceRom.13.13. eph.5.18.
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- Proverbs 23:26Rank 1 from verse 19
- Proverbs 23:12Rank 2 from verse 19
- Proverbs 4:10–23Rank 3 from verse 19
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
10Heare, O my sonne, and receiue my sayings: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.
11I haue taught thee in the way of wisedome: I haue lead thee in right pathes.
12*When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitned, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not goe; keepe her, for she is thy life.
14¶ *Enter not into the path of the wicked, and goe not in the way of euill men.
15Auoid it, passe not by it, turne from it, and passe away.
16For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.
17For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.
18But the path of the iust is as the shining light that shineth more and more vnto the perfect day.
19The way of the wicked is as darknes: they know not at what they stumble.
20¶ My sonne, attend to my words, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes: keepe them in the midst of thine heart.
22†For they are life vnto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23¶ †Keepe thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life.
- Proverbs 6:6Rank 4 from verse 19
- Proverbs 9:6Rank 5 from verse 19
From verse 20
- Ephesians 5:18Rank 1 from verse 20
- Luke 21:34Rank 2 from verse 20
34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
34¶ And take heed to your selues, least at any time your hearts be ouercharged with surfetting, and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and so that day come vpon you vnawares.
- Isaiah 5:22Rank 3 from verse 20
- Romans 13:13Rank 4 from verse 20
- 1 Peter 4:3–4Rank 5 from verse 20
3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
3For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciuiousnes, lusts, excesse of wine, reuellings, banquetings, and abhominable idolatries.
4Wherein they thinke it strange, that you runne not with them to the same excesse of riot, speaking euil of you:
- Isaiah 22:13Rank 6 from verse 20
- Isaiah 5:11Rank 7 from verse 20
- Luke 15:13Rank 8 from verse 20
13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
13And not many dayes after, the yonger sonne gathered al together, and tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there wasted his substance with riotous liuing.
- Matthew 24:49Rank 9 from verse 20
- Proverbs 28:7Rank 10 from verse 20
- Luke 16:19Rank 11 from verse 20
- Proverbs 20:1Rank 12 from verse 20
- Proverbs 23:29–35Rank 13 from verse 20
29Who 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.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
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.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
29*Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath rednesse of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine, they that goe to seeke mixt wine.
31Looke not thou vpon the wine when it is red, when it giueth his colour in the cup, when it moueth it selfe aright.
32‖At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall vtter peruerse things.
34†Yea thou shalt be as he that lyeth downe in the midst of the sea, or as he that lyeth vpon the top of a mast.
35†They haue striken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sicke: they haue beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seeke it yet againe.
- Proverbs 31:6–7Rank 14 from verse 20
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.
6*†Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.
7Let him drinke, and forget his pouertie, and remember his misery no more.
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Proverbs 23:19
Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.
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1. To lead or direct in a way, course, action, or understanding. 2. One who leads or directs another.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Proverbs 23:20
Wastefully extravagant, disorderly, unrestrained, or given to excess.
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Those who eat.
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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
18*‖For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
19Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Selected passage20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
20*†Be not amongst wine-bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of flesh.
Selected passage21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pouerty; and drousinesse shall cloath a man with ragges.