Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not be with those drinking wine to excess, and with squanderers of flesh to them:
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.
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;
NET Bible
Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,
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 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart right in the way. 20 Thou shalt not be with those drinking wine to excess, and with squanderers of flesh to them: 21 For the drunkard and the squanderer shall be dispossessed: and slumber shall clothe with rags.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22
Wo to the strong to drink wine, and men of strength to mix strong drink:
Romans 13:13
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy.
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;
Proverbs 28:7
He watching the law a son understanding: and the companion of squanderers will shame his father.
Isaiah 5:11
Wo to those rising early in the morning, they will follow strong drink; remaining in the evening, wine will inflame them.
Matthew 24:49
And he should begin to strike the fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with those intoxicated;
Luke 21:34
And attend to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be loaded with dizziness, caused by excess, and drunkenness, and cares of life, and that day come upon you unexpectedly.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is mocking, strong drink is noisy: and every one going astray by it will not be wise.
Proverbs 23:29-35
To whom wo? to whom want? to whom strife? to whom complaint? to whom wounds gratuitously? to whom dark fleshings of the eyes?
Proverbs 31:6-7
Ye shall give strong drink to him perishing, and wine to the bitter of soul
Isaiah 22:13
And behold, gladness and joy, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.
Luke 15:13
And not many days after, having gathered all things, the younger son went abroad into a far-off country, and there disposed his property, living in a profligate manner.
Luke 16:19
A certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, being daily splendidly gladdened:
1 Peter 4:3-4
For the time of life passed over sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the nations, having gone in licentiousness, eager desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings, and criminal idolatries: