KJV King James Version
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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Proverbs 23:30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
WEB World English Bible
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
ASV American Standard Version
They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 23
27 For a whore [is] a deep ditch; and a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as [for] a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
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Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;Isaiah 5:11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, [that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, [till] wine inflame them!Proverbs 20:1Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.Proverbs 9:2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.Psalm 75:8For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].Amos 6:6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.Genesis 9:21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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