32Its latter end — as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.


In Context

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

30 Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

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

32 Its latter end — as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

33 Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.

34 And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.

Proverbs 23:32 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:32In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:32But in the end, it will bite like a snake, and will spread abroad poison like a basilisk.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:32at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:32In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:32At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder.