Proverbs 23:20

20 Don't hang out with those who get drunk on wine or those who eat too much meat,

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 a future, and your hope won't be cut off.
19 Listen, my child, and be wise! Keep your mind straight on the path
20 Don't hang out with those who get drunk on wine or those who eat too much meat,
21 because drunks and gluttons will be impoverished; their stupor will clothe them in rags
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life; don't despise your elderly mother.
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