Proverbs 23:20

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Proverbs 23:20

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

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Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.

He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

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!

And, behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.

and should begin to beat the fellow bondmen, and to eat and drink with the drunken,

And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, journeyed into a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth living recklessly.

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.

But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down in debauchery and drunkenness and mundane cares, and that day come upon you sudden.

Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.

And do not become intoxicated with wine, during which is debauchery, but be filled in Spirit,

For enough time of life has past for you to accomplish the will of the Gentiles, having gone in debaucheries, lusts, excesses of wine, revelings, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.