One evening David rose from his bed and strolled on the roof of the royal palace. Then from the roof he saw a woman washing—a very beautiful woman.
Proverbs 23:31 - Tree of Life Version Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it glides down smoothly. 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, |
One evening David rose from his bed and strolled on the roof of the royal palace. Then from the roof he saw a woman washing—a very beautiful woman.
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyelids.
I said, “I will climb the date palm and take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apple.
If your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into Gehenna,
And do not get drunk on wine, for that is recklessness. Instead, be filled with the Ruach,
For everything in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the boasting of life—is not from the Father but from the world.