31Look not upon the wine when it is yellow, when the colour thereof shineth in the glass: it goeth in pleasantly,


In Context

28 She lieth in wait in the way as a robber, and him whom she shall see unwary, she will kill.

29 Who hath woe? whose father hath woe? who hath contentions? who falls into pits? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

30 Surely they that pass their time in wine, and study to drink of their cups.

31 Look not upon the wine when it is yellow, when the colour thereof shineth in the glass: it goeth in pleasantly,

32 But in the end, it will bite like a snake, and will spread abroad poison like a basilisk.

33 Thy eyes shall behold strange women, and thy heart shall utter perverse things.

Proverbs 23:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it goeth down smoothly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Look not you on the wine when it is red, when it gives his color in the cup, when it moves itself aright.