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29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 23:29

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Matthew Henry

(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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