Proverbs 23:31

WEB

³¹Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

KJV

³¹Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

BSB

³¹Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

FBV

³¹Don't ^[+] let the look of wine tempt you—how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smooth it feels as it goes down.

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Extra References

1 John 2:16

¹⁶For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

2 Samuel 11:2

²At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.

Psalms 119:37

³⁷Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

Proverbs 6:25

²⁵Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

Mark 9:47

⁴⁷^[+] If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna^[+] of fire,

²⁸but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. ²⁹If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.³⁰^[+] If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

Job 33:1

¹“However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.