King James Version
Proverbs 23:20 in the King James Version says “Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh”
Proverbs 23:20 · KJV
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. end: or, reward
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“among riotous eaters”
H2151figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
“of flesh”
H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
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