Proverbs 23:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers, or among gluttonous eaters of meat;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers; Among riotous eaters of flesh:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Do not associate with winebibbers; be not among them nor among gluttonous eaters of meat, [Isa. 5:22; Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

Common English Bible

²⁰ Don’t hang out with those who get drunk on wine or those who eat too much meat,

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Do not be willing to be in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in the carousings of those who gather to feed on flesh.

Proverbs 23:20 Cross References

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

Luke 21:34

“But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare;

Romans 13:13

let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Matthew 24:49

and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with the drunken,

Luke 16:19

“There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

Luke 15:13

Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living.

Isaiah 22:13

and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

Isaiah 5:11

Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening till wine inflames them!

Proverbs 28:7

He who keeps the law is a wise son, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

Proverbs 20:1

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

Deuteronomy 21:20

and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’

Proverbs 23:2

and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

Proverbs 21:17

He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.