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Proverbs 23:20
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Proverbs 23:20
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Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
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Proverbs 23:20 in Other Translations
KJV
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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
ESV
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Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
NLT
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Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons,
MSG
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Don't drink too much wine and get drunk; don't eat too much food and get fat.
CSB
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Don't associate with those who drink too much wine, or with those who gorge themselves on meat.
Proverbs 23:20 In-Context
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There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
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Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
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Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
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for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
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Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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Isaiah 5:11,22
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Isaiah 56:12
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Habakkuk 2:15
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Romans 13:13
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Ephesians 5:18
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