Proverbs 23:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.”
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“Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 23:31 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- Job 33:1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
- Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Mark 9:47And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
- 1 John 2:16For 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.
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