Proverbs 23:31
Strong's Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

gaze at
תֵּ֥רֶא (tê·re)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

wine
יַיִן֮ (ya·yin)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: 1) wine

while
כִּ֪י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

it is red,
יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם (yiṯ·’ad·dām)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 119: 1) to be red, red 1a) (Qal) ruddy (of Nazarites) 1b) (Pual) 1b1) to be rubbed red 1b2) dyed red 1b3) reddened 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to show red 1c2) to glare 1c3) to emit (show) redness 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to redden 1d2) to grow red 1d3) to look red

when
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

it sparkles
יִתֵּ֣ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

in the cup
(בַּכּ֣וֹס) (bak·kō·ws)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3599: 1) bag, purse 1a) for weights, money

עֵינ֑וֹ (‘ê·nōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

and goes down smoothly
יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ (yiṯ·hal·lêḵ)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ (bə·mê·šā·rîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4339: 1) evenness, uprightness, straightness, equity 1a) evenness, level, smoothness 1b) uprightness, equity 1c) rightly (as adv)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

Young's Literal Translation
See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t gaze at wine because it is red, when it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly .

New American Standard Bible
Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;

King James Bible
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!

New Living Translation
Don't gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.

English Standard Version
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

New American Standard Bible
Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;

King James Bible
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't gaze at wine because it is red, when it gleams in the cup and goes down smoothly.

International Standard Version
Don't stare into red wine, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

NET Bible
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

American Standard Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

English Revised Version
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it goeth down smoothly.

Young's Literal Translation
See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.
















Cross References
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Song of Solomon 7:9
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 23:30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 23:28
She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Proverbs 23:32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Proverbs 23:33
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Proverbs 23:34
Yea, 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.
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