Proverbs 23:31

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

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

Job 33:1

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

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; and give me life in thy ways.

Proverbs 6:25

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

Song of Solomon 7:9

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

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 hell,

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

1 John 2:16

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