29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
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And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. …
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-35)Solomon here gives fair warning against the sin of drunkenness, to confirm what he had said, Prov. 23:20. I. He cautions all people to keep out of the way of temptations to this sin (Prov. 23:31): Look not thou upon the wine when it is red . Red wine was in Canaan looked upon as the best wine, it is therefore called the blood of the grape . Critics judge of wine, among other indications, by the co…
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