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Proverbs 23:30

Self-controlTemptation

28 Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.

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

32 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.

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BSB
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
KJV
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
WEB
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
ASV
They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.
DARBY
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.
BLB
To those lingering over the wine, to those going in search of mixed drink!
ÅB
De som sitter lenge oppe ved vinen, de som kommer for å prøve den krydrede drikk.
OTB
De som drøyer lenge ved vinen, som går for å smake blandet vin.
B1930
De som sitter lenge oppe ved vinen, de som kommer for å prøve den krydrede drikk.

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 5:18

    Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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  • Isaiah 5:11

    Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

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  • Proverbs 20:1

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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  • Proverbs 9:2

    She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.

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  • Amos 6:6

    You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

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  • Psalms 75:8

    For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.

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  • Genesis 9:21

    But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.

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