Proverbs 23:35
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.”Proverbs 23:35
What Does Proverbs 23:35 Mean?
Proverbs 23:35 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 35 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 23:35 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:22“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”Jeremiah 5:3“O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.”Isaiah 56:12“Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.”Proverbs 26:9“As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”1 Corinthians 15:32“If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.”Proverbs 26:11“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”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.”2 Peter 2:22“But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”Deuteronomy 29:19“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:”Jeremiah 31:18“I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.”Hosea 7:9“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.”Matthew 24:39“And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”Ephesians 4:19“Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.”Proverbs 15:10“Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.”
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