Proverbs 23:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Who is always in trouble? Who argues and fights? Who has cuts and bruises? Whose eyes are red?

Cross References

Genesis 19:33

That night they got their father drunk, and the elder daughter got in bed with him, but he was too drunk even to know she was there.

Genesis 49:12

Your eyes are darker than wine, your teeth whiter than milk.

2 Samuel 11:13

David invited him for dinner. Uriah ate with David and drank so much that he got drunk, but he still did not go home. He went out and slept on his mat near the palace guards.

2 Samuel 13:28

But he told his servants, “Keep an eye on Amnon. When he gets a little drunk from the wine and is feeling good, I'll give the signal. Then kill him! I've commanded you to do it, so don't be afraid. Be strong and brave.”

Proverbs 20:1

It isn't clever to get drunk! Drinking makes a fool of you and leads to fights.

Proverbs 23:20

Don't be a heavy drinker or stuff yourself with food.

Proverbs 23:21

It will make you feel drowsy, and you will end up poor with only rags to wear.

Isaiah 5:11

You are in for trouble! You get up early to start drinking, and you keep it up late into the night.

Isaiah 5:22

And you are great at drinking and mixing drinks. But you are in for trouble.

Nahum 1:10

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like dry thorn bushes burning in a fire.

Ephesians 5:18

Don't destroy yourself by getting drunk, but let the Spirit fill your life.