Proverbs 23:31

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

Cross References

1 John 2:16

for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; be gracious to me according to your word.

2 Samuel 11:2

It happened, late one afternoon when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful.

Mark 9:47

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,

Proverbs 6:25

Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes,

Job 33:1

“But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

Song of Solomon 7:9

and your kisses like the best wine that goes down smoothly, gliding over lips and teeth.