King James Version
Proverbs 23:30 in the King James Version says “They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.”
Proverbs 23:30 · KJV
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. as for: or, as a robber
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup , when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. an: or, a cockatrice
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They that tarry long”
H309to loiter (i.e., be behind); by implication to procrastinate
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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