Proverbs 23:29, Proverbs 23:30 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

Solomon here gives fair warning against the sin of drunkenness, to confirm what he had said, Prov. 23:20. I. He cautions all people to keep out of the way of temptations to this sin (Prov. 23:31): Look not thou upon the wine when it is red. Red wine was in Canaan looked upon as the best wine, it is therefore called the blood of the grape. Critics judge of wine, among other indications, by the colour of it; some wine, they say, looks charmingly, looks so well that it even says, ?Come and drink... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:29

Who hath woe ?.... In this world and in the other, in body and soul; diseases of body, distress of mind, waste of substance, and all manner of evils and calamities; if any man has these, the drunkard has: from whoredom, the Holy Ghost proceeds to drunkenness, which generally go together; and dissuades from it, by observing the mischiefs that come by it; who hath sorrow ? through pains of body, with the headache, &c.; or through the agonies of the mind, and tortures of conscience, for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:29

Who hath wo? - I believe Solomon refers here to the natural effects of drunkenness. And perhaps אוי oi , which we translate wo, and אבוי aboi , which we translate sorrow, are mere natural sounds or vociferations that take place among drunken men, either from illness, or the nauseating effects of too much liquor. As to contentions among such, babblings on a variety of subjects, which they neither understand nor are fit to discuss; wounds, got by falling out about nothing; and red... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Hebrew, lemi oi, lemi aboi, where oi and aboi are interjections of pain or grief. So Venetian, τίνι αἲ τίνι φεῦ ; Revised Version margin, Who hath Oh ? who hath Alas ? The Vulgate has stumbled at the second expression, which is an ἄπαξ λεγόμενον , and resolving it into two words, translates, Cujus patri vae? Contentions ; the brawling and strife to which drunkenness leads ( Proverbs 20:1 ). Babbling ; שִׂיחַ ( siach ) is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

Here follows a mashal ode or song on the subject of drunkenness, which is closely connected with the sin mentioned in the previous lines. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

The perils of drunkenness I. THE IMMEDIATE EXTERNAL EFFECTS . (Verses29, 30.) Trouble, quarrels, violence, deformity. "No translation or paraphrase can do justice to the concise, abrupt, and energetic manner of the original." "Oh that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should with joy, revel, pleasure, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!" II. THE ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCES . ( Proverbs 23:32 .) It "bites like a serpent, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

(with Proverbs 23:20 , Proverbs 23:21 ) Drunkenness A most striking picture is given as here of the manifold evils of this great curse. In a few strokes Solomon brings before us most, if not all, of its painful and pitiable consequences. Their name is legion, for they are indeed many. I. THE CONTEMPT OF THE SOBER . ( Proverbs 23:20 .) The very word "drunkard," or "wine bibber," is indicative of the deep disregard in which the victim of this vice is held by sober... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 23:29-30

Proverbs 23:29-30. Who hath wo? From the sin of lewdness, he proceeds to that of drunkenness, which frequently accompanies it. As if he had said, If thou intendest to avoid such filthy practices, avoid intemperance; the lamentable effects of which are so many, that it is a hard matter to enumerate them. For who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? If thou considerest who they are that run themselves into all manner of mischief; that are never out of danger, but are engaged in perpetual... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

Social-climbers and others (23:1-35)Those who seek status like to mix with the upper classes and try to copy their habits. But because of their ignorance of how to eat fine foods, they make fools of themselves and so spoil their chances of progressing up the social ladder. The food they desire becomes the means of their downfall (23:1-3). The desire for wealth can lead to disappointment (4-5), and the efforts to win the favour of others may win only their disfavour. This may particularly be the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:29

18"Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine."Proverbs 23:29-35 are a song on the subject of drunkenness. All seven verses are included in this 18th `Word' of the wise men. Taken as a unit, the passage says, "Liquor is poison; don't touch it."The Anchor Bible catches the spirit of these verses perfectly: "Who groans "Alas"? Who cries,... read more

Proverbs 23:29, Proverbs 23:30 Asv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:29-35

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 23:29-30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:29

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