Proverbs 23:20

Easy To Read Version

Don’t be friends with people who drink too much wine and eat too much food.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}

Luke 21:34

“Be careful! Don’t spend your time drinking and getting drunk. Or don’t be too busy with worldly things. If you do that, you will not be able to think right. And then the end might come when you are not ready.

Romans 13:13

We should live in a right way, like people that belong to the day. We should not have wild and wasteful parties. We should not be drunk. We should not do sexual sins or sin in any way with our bodies. We should not cause arguments and trouble or be jealous.

Isaiah 5:22

Those people are famous for drinking wine. They are champions at mixing drinks.

Matthew 24:49

Then that servant will begin to beat the other servants. That servant will eat the food and get drunk with other people like him.

Luke 16:19

Jesus said, “There was a rich man that always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day.

Luke 15:13

Then the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country. There the son wasted his money living like a fool.

Isaiah 22:13

But look! The people are happy now. The people are rejoicing. \{The people are saying\}:

Isaiah 5:11

You people rise early in the morning and go looking for beer to drink. You stay awake late at night, becoming drunk with wine.

Proverbs 28:7

A person who obeys the law is smart. But the person who becomes friends with worthless people brings shame to his father.

Proverbs 20:1

Wine and beer make people lose control of themselves. They get loud and start to brag. They become drunk and do foolish things.

Deuteronomy 21:20

They must say to the leaders of the town: ‘Our son is stubborn and refuses to obey. He doesn’t do anything we tell him to do. He eats and he drinks too much.’

Proverbs 23:2

Never eat too much, even if you are very hungry.

Proverbs 21:17

If having fun is the most important thing to a person, then that person will become poor. If that person loves wine and food, then he will never be rich.