Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 23:31
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
King James Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.
World English Bible
Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
American Standard Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 23
30 Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
31 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
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