Proverbs Chapter 23 verse 20 Holy Bible
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
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Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:
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Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.
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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, Or those who gorge themselves on meat:
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Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Wine bibbers; persons who meet together for the express purpose of drinking intoxicating liquors. Among riotous eaters of flesh. The Hebrew is "of flesh for themselves," whence some take the meaning to be "of their own flesh," i.e. who by their gluttony and luxury ruin their own bodies. But the parallelism with the wine drinker shows plainly that the flesh which they eat is meant, and the idea is that they eat for the gratification of their own appetites, caring nothing for anything else. The combination of glutton and wine bibber was used as a reproach against our blessed Lord (Matthew 11:19). The versions of Jerome and the LXX. point to the contributed entertainments, where each guest brought some article to the meal, like our picnics. Thus Vulgate, "Be not among parties of drinkers, nor at the banquets of those who contribute flesh to eat;" Septuagint. "Be not a wine bibber, and strain not after contributed feasts (συμβολαῖς) and purchases of meats."
