Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 23:34 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Proverbs 23:34 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 23 verse 34 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. the midst: Heb. the heart of the sea”
Proverbs 23:34 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 23:34
This verse continues describing drunkenness's effects through vivid imagery. 'Thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea' (וְהָיִיתָ כְּשֹׁכֵב בְּלֶב־יָם/vehayita kheshokhev belev-yam, you will be like one lying in the heart of the sea) depicts drowning—helplessness, disorientation, danger. 'Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast' (וְכְשֹׁכֵב בְּרֹאשׁ חִבֵּל/vekheshokhev berosh chibbel, or like one lying atop a mast) adds vertigo and precarious instability. Both images convey loss of control and imminent peril. The drunk person feels this way—the room spins, equilibrium fa...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 23:34
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“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”
“they drank”
“you drunkards”
“he and the kings”
“the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.”
“captain of half his chariots”
“saying”
“marrying and giving in marriage”
“behold”