Proverbs 23:31 KJV,NLT

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:31

his colour = its sparkle. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:31

"Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup. When it goeth down smoothly: At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder."The very nature of alcohol is a strong argument against the drinking of any of it. The burning liquors of the present day are far more deadly and dangerous than were those of antiquity. "Social drinking easily turns into alcoholism; why then should people practice that which so rapidly enslaves hundreds of thousands"?[14]... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 23:31

Proverbs 23:31. Look not thou upon the wine, &c.— Red wine is more esteemed in the east than white; and we are told in the travels of Olearius, that it is customary with the Armenian Christians in Persia, to put Brazil wood or saffron into their wine, to give it a higher colour, when the wine is not so red as they like; they making no account of white wine. He mentions the same thing also in another place. These accounts of their putting Brazil wood or saffron into such their wines to give... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 23:31

31. when . . . red—the color denoting greater strength (compare Genesis 49:11; Deuteronomy 32:14). giveth . . . cup—literally, "gives its eye," that is, sparkles. moveth . . . aright—Perhaps its foaming is meant. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 23:29-35

This classic description of drunkenness ironically illustrates the folly of that vice. The father urges his son to remember how too much drinking will end-so its present enjoyment will not captivate him."While alcoholism is a medical problem, it is also a moral problem because it involves choices and brings danger to other people." [Note: Ross, p. 1072.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

1. RV ’him that is before thee.’ Do not excite his contempt. 2. Restrain your appetite. 3. He invites you for his own purposes.4. Cease, etc.] i.e. desist from the attempt to be rich.6-8. Estimate the niggard according to his thoughts, rather than his words. Your pleasant conversation is wasted labour.10, 11. Read, ’The landmark of the widow.’ God Himself is the Goel, the redeemer, the next of kin, who protects widows and orphans (Exodus 22:21-23; Leviticus 25:25; Numbers 30:12; Ruth 4:3-4;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 23:31

(31) When it giveth its colour.—Or sparkles.When it moveth itself aright.—Or, when it glides easily down the throat. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 23:1-35

Thought Proverbs 23:7 The capacity of thinking is a most wonderful thing. Here lies man's supremacy over all the visible world about him. All the mighty deeds that have blessed humanity were once thoughts. Before ever the angel's song was heard on the heights of Bethlehem Christ's atoning work was a Divine thought. If such is the province and potency of thought, we see how the character of a man's thoughts determines the character of his life: for as he thinketh, so is he. His actions are... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

CHAPTER 24EDUCATION: 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 from the child; if thou beat him with the rod he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol."- Proverbs 23:13-14IN Lecture IV we examined two of the main principles which should be inculcated on children in a Christian home. In the present lecture we approach the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

CHAPTER 23 Instructions Continued The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence of a superior. Warnings against riches and their uncertainty are contained in Proverbs 23:4 and Proverbs 23:5 . How well it would be if the great mass of professing Christians, and some true believers also, would consider this instruction: “Labor not to be rich.” But this exhortation as well as the exhortation in 1Ti 6:1-10 is... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:31

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:31

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 23:31

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 23:31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 23:29-35

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 23:31

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 23:1-35

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

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