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Proverbs 23:29–30

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Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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From verse 29

  1. Ephesians 5:18Rank 1 from verse 29
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    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  2. 1 Samuel 25:36–37Rank 2 from verse 29
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    36¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

    37But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

  3. 2 Samuel 13:28Rank 3 from verse 29
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    28¶ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

  4. Isaiah 28:7–8Rank 4 from verse 29
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    7¶ But 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.

    8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

  5. Isaiah 5:11Rank 5 from verse 29
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    11¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

  6. Isaiah 5:22Rank 6 from verse 29
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    22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

  7. Luke 12:45–46Rank 7 from verse 29
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    45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

    46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

  8. Proverbs 23:21Rank 8 from verse 29
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    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

  9. 1 Kings 20:16–22Rank 9 from verse 29
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    16And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

    17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

    18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

    19So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

    20And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

    21And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

    22¶ And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

  10. Matthew 24:49–50Rank 10 from verse 29
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    49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

    50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

  11. Nahum 1:10Rank 11 from verse 29
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    10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

  12. Proverbs 20:1Rank 12 from verse 29
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    1WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

  13. Genesis 49:12Rank 13 from verse 29
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    12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

From verse 30

  1. Ephesians 5:18Rank 1 from verse 30
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    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  2. Isaiah 5:11Rank 2 from verse 30
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    11¶ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

  3. Proverbs 20:1Rank 3 from verse 30
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    1WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

  4. Amos 6:6Rank 4 from verse 30
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    6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

  5. Proverbs 9:2Rank 5 from verse 30
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    2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

  6. Psalms 75:8Rank 6 from verse 30
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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.

  7. Genesis 9:21Rank 7 from verse 30
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    21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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Proverbs 23:29

COMBINED MEANING

sorrow

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Sense 1: Grief, sadness, anguish, pain, regret, distress, trouble, or heaviness. Sense 2: To grieve or cause such pain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wounds

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1. Bodily injuries, cuts, or sores. 2. Deep inward hurts or afflictions likened to bodily injuries.

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

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COMBINED MEANING

cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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Proverbs 23:30

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tarry

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To stay, remain, wait, delay, lodge, continue in a place, or withhold departure or action for a time.

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long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mixed

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Promiscuous; consisting of various kinds or different things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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23:28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

23:29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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23:30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

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23:31Look 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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