Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of 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:
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 you, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of meat: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 5:22
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mix strong drink:
Romans 13:13
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Proverbs 28:7
Whosoever keeps the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of gluttonous men shames his father.
Isaiah 5:11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflames them!
Matthew 24:49
And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards;
Luke 21:34
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with carousing, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 23:29-35
Who has woe? who has sorrow? who has contentions? who has babbling? who has wounds without cause? who has redness of eyes?
Proverbs 31:6-7
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Isaiah 22:13
But instead, joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating meat, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die.
Luke 15:13
And not many days later the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Luke 16:19
There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
1 Peter 4:3-4
For the time past of our life will suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in licentiousness, lusts, excess of wine, reveling, carousing, and abominable idolatries: