Proverbs 23:20

20 Do not associate with those who drink too much wine, with 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 There is indeed a future, and your hope will never be cut off.

19 My son, listen, be wise, and keep your mind going in the right direction.

20 Do not associate with those who drink too much wine, with those who eat too much meat,

21 because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.

22 Listen to your father since you are his son, and do not despise your mother because she is old.