Proverbs 23:32

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

but later it bites like a poisonous snake.

Cross References

Job 20:16

They will die from the fangs of poisonous snakes

Psalm 91:13

You will overpower the strongest lions and the most deadly snakes.

Exodus 7:12

they threw down sticks that turned into snakes. But Aaron's snake swallowed theirs.

Proverbs 20:1

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

Proverbs 5:11

When it's all over, your body will waste away, as you groan

Ecclesiastes 10:8

If you dig a pit, you might fall in; if you break down a wall, a snake might bite you.

Isaiah 11:8

Little children will play near snake holes. They will stick their hands into dens of poisonous snakes and never be hurt.

Isaiah 28:3

Every drunkard in Ephraim takes pride in Samaria, but it will be crushed.

Isaiah 59:5

You eat the deadly eggs of poisonous snakes, and more snakes crawl out from the eggs left to hatch. You weave spider's webs,

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets give their messages in the name of a false god, my priests don't want to serve me, and you—my own people— like it this way! But on the day of disaster, where will you turn for help?

Jeremiah 8:17

“Watch out!” the LORD says. “I'm sending poisonous snakes to attack you, and no one can stop them.”

Amos 5:19

You will run from a lion, only to meet a bear. You will escape to your house, rest your hand on the wall, and be bitten by a snake.

Amos 9:3

If they escape to the peaks of Mount Carmel, I'll search and find them. And if they hide from me at the bottom of the ocean, I'll command a sea monster to bite them.

Romans 6:21

But what good did you receive from the things you did? All you have to show for them is your shame, and they lead to death.

Ephesians 5:18

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