"Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: {of flesh: Heb. of their flesh}" — Proverbs 23:20

Proverbs 23:20 · KJV

“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: {of flesh: Heb. of their flesh}”

— Proverbs 23:20

Verse 19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Verse 21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.

Proverbs 23 — Context

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: {of flesh: Heb. of their flesh}

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Luke 21:34

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and {so} that day come upon you unawares.

Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto {them that are} mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Romans 13:13

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. {honestly: or, decently}

1 Peter 4:3-4

For the time past of {our} life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

Matthew 24:49

And shall begin to smite {his} fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

Isaiah 5:11

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, {that} they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, {till} wine inflame them! {inflame: of, pursue}

Luke 15:13

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.