Proverbs 23:31 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 23:31

Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Look not thou upon the wine - Let neither the color, the odour, the sparkling, etc., of the wine, when poured out, induce thee to drink of it. However good and pure it may be, it will to thee be a snare, because thou art addicted to it, and hast no self-command.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Red wine was in Canaan looked upon as the best wine, it is therefore called the blood of the grape. Critics judge of wine, among other indications, by the colour of it; some wine, they say, looks charmingly, looks so well that it even says, "Come and drink me;" it moves itself aright, goes down very smoothly, or perhaps the roughness of it is grateful.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תֵּ֥רֶא	Te.re'	you see	H7200 →
יַיִן֮	ya.Yin	wine	H3196 →
כִּ֪י	ki	for	H3588 →
יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם	yit.'A.Dam	it will be red	H119 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
יִתֵּ֣ן	yi.Ten	it will give	H5414 →
בַּכּ֣וֹס	ba.kis	in the cup	H3563 →
עֵינ֑וֹ	ei.No	eye its	H5869 →
יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ	yit.ha.Lekh	it will go	H1980 →
בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃	be.mei.sha.Rim	with smoothness<es>	H4339 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
leads to
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Job 31:1
  “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 4:25
  Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
Through
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
leads to
- Romans 13:14
  Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:17
  For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
- Psalms 119:36–37
  Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Genesis 3:6
  When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave…
- Proverbs 27:20
  Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

About Proverbs

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Proverbs

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Proverbs