Proverbs 23:20

20 noli esse in conviviis potatorum nec in comesationibus eorum qui carnes ad vescendum conferunt

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 quia habebis spem in novissimo et praestolatio tua non auferetur
19 audi fili mi et esto sapiens et dirige in via animum tuu
20 noli esse in conviviis potatorum nec in comesationibus eorum qui carnes ad vescendum conferunt
21 quia vacantes potibus et dantes symbola consumentur et vestietur pannis dormitati
22 audi patrem tuum qui genuit te et ne contemnas cum senuerit mater tua
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