“ Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:d ”
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips c...
It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what...
winebibbers. Hebrew. yayin (App-27.) and saba' = drinkers to excess. eaters of flesh . selfish eaters.
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: Be not among winebibbers - There is much of this chapter spent in giving directions concerning eating, drinking, and entertainments in general...
Be not amongst wine-bibbers, &c.— See the note on chap. Proverbs 15:17 . The wise man almost throughout this whole chapter gives his disciple precepts respecting meals. First, he tells him of...
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: Be not ... among riotous eaters of flesh - literally, 'among, those who immoderately eat flesh for themselves' ( Deuteronomy 21:20 )....
1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction fro...
At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall...
Be not amongst winebibbers ,.... Who drink to excess, otherwise wine may be drank, provided moderation is used; but it is not good to be in company with, excessive drinkers of it, lost a habit of ex...
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: Ver. 20. Be not among wine-bibbers. ] Follow not the custom nor company of such; thou knowest not what thou mayest be drawn to do, though o...
Hear and be wise Rest not in hearing, but see that thou grow wiser and better by it. And guide thy heart in the way Order the whole course of thine affections and actions in God's way, often term...
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty:...
Avoid their conversation and company, lest thou be either infected or injured by them.
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 23:17 . Let not thine heart envy , etc. The verb translated envy refers to both objects in the verse, and is better translated “ strive after .” Miller renders it “ be...
Proverbs 23:1 . When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. How many have stai...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 23:1-20 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the gue...
v. 20. Be not among winebibbers, those given to intemperance in drinking, among riotous eaters of flesh, for these two forms of intemperance are usually found together;
1 Peter 4:3 ; 1 Peter 4:4 ; Ephesians 5:18 ; Isaiah 22:13 ; Isaiah 5:11 ; Isaiah 5:22 ; Luke 15:13 ; Luke 16:19 ; Luke 21:34 ; Matthew 24:49 ; Proverbs 20:1 ; Proverbs 23:29-35 ; Proverb...