Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
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Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
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They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.
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Passages linked to Proverbs 23:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
- Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
- Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Psalms 75:8 For in Yahweh’s hand there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.
- Proverbs 9:2 She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
- Amos 6:6 who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- Genesis 9:21 He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which by art make wine stronger and more pleasant.
Which by art make wine stronger and more pleasant.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine;…
Pro 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Ver. 30. They that tarry long at the wine.] These men do not want time, but waste it. Pliny, if he were alive, would surely say to such, as once he did to his nephew, Poteras has horas non perdidisse, Thou mightest have spent thy time much better. How may those winebibbers more justly lament their loss than good Bernard did, and say each man for himself, Totum vitae meae tempus perdidi, quia perdite vixi!
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Either mixed with water, or with other ingredients, to…
Either mixed with water, or with other ingredients, to make it strong and delicious. Heb. mixture; mixed drinks of several sorts suited to their palates.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain They that tarry long at the wine,.... At drinking…
They that tarry long at the wine,.... At drinking it. Do not care to stir from it when at it; spend whole days and nights in it, and are overcome by it, and so bring upon them all the above evils;
they that go to seek mixed wine, not wine mixed with water, as used commonly by temperate people in hot countries; but either mixed with spices, to make it more palatable, or with different sorts of wine, some very strong, and more heady and intoxicating; or mere wine meant; wine "poured out", as the word (q) signifies, where there is plenty of it; and such as are given to wine go and seek out such places, and where the best is to be had. So the Targum,
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"they go and seek the house of mixture, or mixed wine;''
or, as the Syriac version,
"the house of feasting;''
and so the Arabic:
"where there are junketing and drinking bouts,''
as the Septuagint.
(q) "calicibus epotandi", V. L.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Mixt wine - Either mixed with water, or with…
Mixt wine - Either mixed with water, or with other ingredients to make it strong and delicious.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 30. Tarry long at the wine — Compare Isa_3:11;…
30. Tarry long at the wine — Compare Isa_3:11; Job_1:4; Job_28:9. The goodness of the wine of Candia renders the Candiots great drinkers, and it often happens that two or three such will sit down together at the foot of a cask, from whence they will not depart till they have emptied it. (Calmet’s Fragments, 199.)
That go to seek mixed wine — Wine flavoured with aromatic spices, that increase its stimulating properties.
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Isa_5:22; Pro_9:2. “Going to seek,” means going to prove, test, or make trial of it, as connoisseurs or “winetasters” do.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. seek] There is a touch of irony (non…
30. seek] There is a touch of irony (non caret sale, Maur.) in the use of a word in such a connection, which is used elsewhere of the diligent search for wisdom (Job_28:27), or other noble objects (Psa_139:1).
mixt] i.e. with spices, Pro_9:2; Isa_5:22.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (30) They that go to seek mixed wine.—Or, To…
(30) They that go to seek mixed wine.—Or, To test; to see whether it is to their taste. The wines of the ancients were not generally drunk pure, but diluted with water or flavoured with spices. (See above on Pro_9:2.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The answer to the above searching questions is here…
The answer to the above searching questions is here given. They that tarry long at the wine, (Isa_5:11) who sit till late hours drinking. They that go to seek mixed wine; i.e. go to the wine house, place of revelry, where they may taste and give their opinion upon "mixed wine," mimsak, wine mingled with certain spices or aromatic substances, or else simply with water, as it was too luscious to be drunk undiluted. (see on Pro_9:2) Septuagint, "those who hunt out where carousals are taking place."
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain v. 30. They that tarry long at the wine,…
v. 30. They that tarry long at the wine, being engaged regularly in drinking it; they that go to seek mixed wine, the strong spiced liquor whose inebriating effects were even worse than that of wine. The admonition, therefore, is spoken:
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