Saying 19
Proverbs 23:31
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
- KJV
- Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
- WEB
- Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
- ASV
- Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:
- LSV
- Do not see wine when it shows itself red, || When it gives its color in the cup, || It goes up and down through the upright.
- YLT
- See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.
- DBY
- Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:
- DRC
- Look not upon the wine when it is yellow, when the colour thereof shineth in the glass: it goeth in pleasantly,
- GNV
- Looke not thou vpon the wine, when it is red, and when it sheweth his colour in the cup, or goeth downe pleasantly.
- JPS
- Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it glideth down smoothly;
- LXXE
- For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.
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- Written (Ketiv): בַּכִּיס (“in the bag”). Read aloud (Qere): בַּכּ֣וֹס (“in the cup”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads בַּכֹּ֣יס; read aloud (Qere) reads בַּכּ֣וֹס (“in the cup”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אַל־תֵּ֥רֶא יַיִן֮ כִּ֪י יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן בכיס עֵינ֑וֹ יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃Read aloud as (qere): בַּכּ֣וֹס
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν γὰρ εἰς τὰς φιάλας καὶ τὰ ποτήρια δῷς τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, ὕστερον περιπατήσεις γυμνότερος ὑπέρου.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Mark 9:47And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
- Matthew 5:28–30But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose…
- Job 33:1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).