Proverbs 23:20

20 Don't drink too much wine or eat too much food.

Proverbs 23:20 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:20

Be not amongst winebibbers
Who drink to excess, otherwise wine may be drank, provided moderation is used; but it is not good to be in company with, excessive drinkers of it, lost a habit of excessive drinking should be acquired; among riotous eaters of flesh;
flesh may be lawfully eaten, but not in a riotous manner, so as to indulge to gluttony and surfeiting; nor should such persons be kept company with that do so, lest their ways should be learned and imitated.

Proverbs 23:20 In-Context

18 Then you will have hope for the future, and your wishes will come true.

19 Listen, my child, and be wise. Keep your mind on what is right

20 Don't drink too much wine or eat too much food.

21 Those who drink and eat too much become poor. They sleep too much and end up wearing rags

22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not forget your mother when she is old.