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


In Context

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.

35 They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake — I seek it yet again!'

Proverbs 23:34 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:34And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep, when the stern is lost.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:34and thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, and as he that lieth down upon the top of a mast:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:34And thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:34Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:34Yes, you shall be as he that lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he that lies on the top of a mast.