Proverbs

Proverbs 23:31–33

³¹Do not gaze at wine while it is red,

when it sparkles in the cup

and goes down smoothly.

³²In the end it bites like a snake

and stings like a viper.

³³Your eyes will see strange things,

and your mind will utter perversities.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
gaze at	תֵּ֥רֶא	tê·re	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
wine	יַיִן֮	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
while	כִּ֪י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is red	יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם	yiṯ·’ad·dām	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H119 be red
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it sparkles	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in the cup	בַּכִּיס	bak·kīs	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3599 bag, purse
and goes down smoothly	יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ	yiṯ·hal·lêḵ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the end	אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H319 after-part, end
it bites	יִשָּׁ֑ךְ	yiš·šāḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5391 bite
like a snake	כְּנָחָ֣שׁ	kə·nā·ḥāš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent
and stings	יַפְרִֽשׁ׃	yap̄·riš	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6567 make distinct, declare
like a viper	וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י	ū·ḵə·ṣip̄·‘ō·nî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6848 viper, thrusting, hissing

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your eyes	עֵ֭ינֶיךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
will see	יִרְא֣וּ	yir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
strange things	זָר֑וֹת	zā·rō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H2114 be a stranger
and your mind	וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗	wə·lib·bə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
will utter	יְדַבֵּ֥ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
perversities	תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃	tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8419 perversity, fraud

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Proverbs 23:31 1 John 2:16 · Psalm 119:37 · 2 Samuel 11:2

Proverbs 23:32 Isaiah 28:7–8 · Isaiah 28:3 · Luke 16:25–26

Proverbs 23:33 Jude 1:12–13 · Proverbs 2:12 · Hosea 7:5 · Proverbs 31:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.