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Proverbs 23

Proverbs 23:29

True Riches · Proverbs 23:1–35
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Translations

Modern
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
Traditional
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Literal
To whom is woe? To whom is sorrow? To whom are quarrels? To whom is complaining? To whom are wounds without cause? To whom is dullness of eyes?
Latin
Cui væ? cujus patri væ? cui rixæ? cui foveæ? cui sine causa vulnera? cui suffusio oculorum?

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Notes

Proverbs 23:29–35

Saying 18: This saying highlights the foolishness of someone who drinks too much alcohol (see Proverbs 20:1).

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Parallels

1 Timothy 6:17–19 James 5:1–6

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Poetry, Biblical Proverbs, Book of Red Wine

Topics

Drunkenness: General Scriptures Concerning Drunkenness: Leads to Strife Drunkenness: Leads to Woe and Sorrow Strife: Excited by Drunkenness Strife: General Scriptures Concerning The Eye: Made Red by Wine Wine in Excess: Leads to Sorrow and Contention Wine: Admonitions Against the Use of Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning