Proverbs 23:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 23:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 23:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 23:20 — KJV
“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh”
— Proverbs 23:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 23:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:20
“And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? fell...: Heb. lusted a lust wept...: Heb. returned and wept”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:20: among, flesh, heb
“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:20: flesh, heb
“And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:20: among, heb
“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. he that is eight...: Heb. a son of eight days”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:20: among, heb
“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 23:20: among, flesh
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