Translations
Modern
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Traditional
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Literal
Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perverse things.
Latin
Oculi tui videbunt extraneas, et cor tuum loquetur perversa.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Notes
Saying 18: This saying highlights the foolishness of someone who drinks too much alcohol (see Proverbs 20:1).
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
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Poetry, Biblical Proverbs, Book of Wine
Topics
Chastity: Drunkenness Destructive To Drunkenness: General Scriptures Concerning Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning