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Proverbs 23:32 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 23 · verse 32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.Proverbs 23:32 · King James Version
Proverbs 23:32 in context
30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34Yea, 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- stingethpârâshto separate, literally or figurativelyH6567 →
- serpentnâchâsha snakeH5175 →
- bitethnâshakto strike with a stingH5391 →
- lastʼachărîyththe last or end, hence, the futureH319 →
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Solomon here gives fair warning against the sin of drunkenness, to confirm what he had said, Pro 23:20. I. He cautions all people to keep out of the way of temptations to this sin (Pro 23:31): Look not thou upon the wine when it is red.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-35