Proverbs 23:20

20 Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of {their 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 {Surely} there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 You, my child, hear and be wise, and direct your heart on the road

20 Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of {their meat}.

21 For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them

22 Listen to your father--he who {gave you life}, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "meat for them"