KJV 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.
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Proverbs 23:31
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
ASV American Standard Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 23
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.
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אַל־H408 · alnotתֵּ֥רֶאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeיַיִן֮H3196 · ya.yinwineכִּ֪יH3588 · kiforיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םH119 · a.damto reddenכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיִתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveבַּכּ֣וֹסH3563 · koscupעֵינ֑וֹH5869 · a.yineyeיִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃H4339 · me.sharuprightness
Cross-references
1 John 2:16For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.Psalm 119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; [and] quicken thou me in thy way.2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.Mark 9:47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.Job 33:1Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.Matthew 5:28-30But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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