Proverbs 23:20
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:”Proverbs 23:20
What Does Proverbs 23:20 Mean?
Proverbs 23:20 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 23:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:9“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”Luke 21:34“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”Ephesians 5:18“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”Isaiah 5:22“Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:”Romans 13:13“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”Proverbs 28:7“Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.”Isaiah 5:11“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!”Isaiah 22:13“And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.”Matthew 24:49“And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;”Luke 15:13“And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”1 Peter 4:3“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”Proverbs 20:1“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”Proverbs 23:29“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”Proverbs 28:19“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”Proverbs 31:6“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.”Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:”Job 20:14“Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.”
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