Proverbs 23:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: | Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. | Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may not | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| you be | תְּהִ֥י | te-HI | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| among drunkards of | בְסֹֽבְאֵי־ | ve-soe-'ei- | H5433A | to imbibeסָבָא (sa.va) 1) to drink heavily or largely, imbibe 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to imbibe |
| wine | יָ֑יִן | YA-yin | H3196 | wineיַ֫יִן (ya.yin) wine |
| among gluttons of | בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י | be-zo-la-LEI | H2151B | be vileזָלַל (za.lal) 1) to be worthless, be vile, be insignificant, be light 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be worthless, be insignificant 1a2) to make light of, squander, be lavish with |
| meat | בָשָׂ֣ר | va-SAR | H1320 | fleshבָּשָׂר (ba.sar) 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.