Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,
New American Standard Bible
Or with
King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
Holman Bible
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.
International Standard Version
Don't associate with heavy drinkers or dine with gluttons,
American Standard Version
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
Amplified
Do not associate with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat,
Bible in Basic English
Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:
Darby Translation
Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be with those drinking wine to excess, and with squanderers of flesh to them:
King James 2000
Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of meat:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of {their meat}.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be among those who drink much wine, among gluttons for flesh for themselves,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Keep no company with winebibbers and riotous eaters of flesh;
New Heart English Bible
Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:
The Emphasized Bible
Do not be among them who tipple with wine, - among them who are gluttons;
Webster
Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
World English Bible
Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
Themes
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Company » Who not to have company with
Drunkenness » Avoid those given to
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
Temperance » In relation to food in relation to speech » Appetites to be restrained
Topics
Interlinear
References
American
Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
19 Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way. 20 Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat, 21 because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22
Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
Romans 13:13
Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
Proverbs 28:7
The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.
Isaiah 5:11
Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.
Matthew 24:49
and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,
Luke 21:34
"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
Proverbs 23:29-35
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes?
Proverbs 31:6-7
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
Isaiah 22:13
But look, there is outright celebration! You say, "Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
Luke 15:13
After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.
Luke 16:19
"There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
1 Peter 4:3-4
For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.