Proverbs 23:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 23:31

29 ^aWho has woe?
Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions?
Who has complaints?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who ^bhas redness of eyes?

30 ^aThose who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of ^bmixed wine.

31 Do not look on the wine when it¹ is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;

32 At the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.

33 Your eyes will see strange things,
And your heart will utter perverse things.

34 Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the¹ midst of the sea,
Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:

35 “They^a have struck me, but I was not hurt;
They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall ^bI awake, that I may seek another drink?”

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:31

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American Standard Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

Amplified® Bible
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the wineglass, when it goes down smoothly.

Contemporary English Version
Don't even look at that colorful stuff bubbling up in the glass! It goes down so easily,

Darby English Version
Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:

Good News Bible
Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly.

King James Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

New American Standard Bible
Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;

New International Version
Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!

New King James Version
Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do not look on the wine when it looks red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;

Revised Standard Version
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

Young's Literal Translation
See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

New English Translation
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles¹ in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.²

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