Proverbs 23:31

Modern English Version

Stare not into the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening when David arose from his bed and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Job 33:1

“Therefore, Job, I pray, hear my speeches, and listen to all my words.

Psalm 119:37

Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and revive me in Your ways.

Proverbs 6:25

Do not desire her beauty in your heart or let her take you with her eyes;

Song of Solomon 7:9

and your mouth like the best wine. It travels down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who fall asleep.

Mark 9:47

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire,

Ephesians 5:18

Do not be drunk with wine, for that is reckless living. But be filled with the Spirit.

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.