20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,


In Context

17 Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But — in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

18 For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

20 Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

21 For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

22 Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

Proverbs 23:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: