32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Linguistic Insight
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. …
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
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…
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.