Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Ah! Those who rise early in the morning, they pursue strong drink. Those who linger in the evening, wine inflames them.

New American Standard Bible

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

King James Version

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Holman Bible

Woe to those who rise early in the morning
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.

International Standard Version

"How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!

A Conservative Version

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

American Standard Version

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

Amplified


Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,
Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!

Bible in Basic English

Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

Darby Translation

Woe unto them that, rising early in the morning, run after strong drink; that linger till twilight, till wine inflameth them!

Julia Smith Translation

Wo to those rising early in the morning, they will follow strong drink; remaining in the evening, wine will inflame them.

King James 2000

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflames them!

Modern King James verseion

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to go after strong drink; tarrying in the twilight while wine inflames them!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Woe unto them that rise up early to use themselves in drunkenness, and yet at night are more superfluous with wine.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them.

The Emphasized Bible

Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue, - Who follow on in the evening cool until with wine, they are heated;

Webster

Woe to them that rise early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflameth them!

World English Bible

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

Youngs Literal Translation

Woe to those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Woe
הוי 
Howy 
woe, Ah, Ho, O, Alas
Usage: 50

שׁכם 
Shakam 
Usage: 65

in the morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

שׁכר 
Shekar 
Usage: 23

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 16

נשׁף 
Nesheph 
Usage: 12

יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

דּלק 
Dalaq 
Usage: 9

Context Readings

Woes On The Wicked

10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and [the] seed of a homer will yield an ephah. 11 Ah! Those who rise early in the morning, they pursue strong drink. Those who linger in the evening, wine inflames them. 12 And [there] will be lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine [at] their feasts, but they do not look at the deeds of Yahweh, and they do not see the work of his hands.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:29-30

To whom [is] woe? To whom [is] sorrow? To whom [are] quarrels? To whom [is] complaint? To whom [are] wounds without cause? To whom [is] redness of [the] eyes?

Isaiah 5:22

Ah! Heroes at drinking wine, and men of capability at mixing strong drink!

Ecclesiastes 10:16-17

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.

Proverbs 20:1

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.

Isaiah 28:1

Ah! The garland of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim and [the] withering flower of the glory of his beauty, which [is] at [the] head of {the rich valley}, {ones overcome} with wine!

Isaiah 28:7-8

And these also stagger because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are confused because of wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They stagger [in the] rendering of a decision,

Romans 13:13

Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

Proverbs 23:32

{In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.

Hosea 7:5-6

[On] the day of our king, the princes became sick [with] the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.

Habakkuk 2:15

Woe to [him who] gives a drink to his neighbors, pouring out your wrath and also making [them] drunk in order to see their nakedness!

Luke 21:34

"But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor greedy persons, not drunkards, not abusive persons, not swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, [things] which I am telling you [in advance], just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:6-7

So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.

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