In the evening, he got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of the king’s house. While David was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful.
Proverbs 23:31 - Easy To Read Version So be careful with wine. It is pretty and red. It sparkles in the cup. And it goes down so smooth when you drink it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it giveth his colour in the cup, When it moveth itself aright. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the wineglass, when it goes down smoothly. American Standard Version (1901) Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly: Common English Bible Don’t look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, going down smoothly. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not gaze into the wine when it turns gold, when its color shines in the glass. It enters pleasantly, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Look not upon the wine when it is yellow, when the colour thereof shineth in the glass: it goeth in pleasantly, |
In the evening, he got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of the king’s house. While David was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful.
“Now, Job, listen to me.\par Listen carefully to the things I say.\par
Lord, don’t let me look at worthless things.\par Help me live your way.\par
That woman might be beautiful. But don’t let that beauty burn inside you and tempt you. Don’t let her eyes capture you.
If your eye makes you sin, take it out. It is better for you to have only one eye but have life forever. That is much better than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.
Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}