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Proverbs 23:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: "

Proverbs 23:20

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18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 23:1

"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before"

Proverbs 23:2

"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite."

Proverbs 23:3

"Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."

Proverbs 23:4

"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."

Proverbs 23:5

"Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."

Proverbs 23:6

"Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:"
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