Proverbs 23:20

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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
– Proverbs 23:20

The saying continues with warning against companionship with two types of over indulgers. The word for wine means an intoxicating drink from grapes. The word for bibbers means to quaff, or to drink heartily. The phrase describes a drunkard, one who drinks excessively. Elsewhere, Proverbs warns against those who “tarry long at the wine” (Proverbs 23:29-35). The word for riotous eaters means to quake, be vile, or loose morally. Here it describes a glutton, an overeater. Both qualities describe those who have no self-control or self-discipline. Excessive eating and drinking are often symptoms of larger root problems. Wisdom teaches to walk with wise men and avoid companionship with fools of all sorts (Proverbs 2:20; 13:20; 28:7; 29:3).

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Proverbs 22:24

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Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
– Proverbs 22:24

The word for friendship literally means to tend a flock and is put for associating with. Wisdom has warned against the folly of anger (Proverbs 15:18; 19:19), but the warning here is along a different line, as seen in the next verse. The word for angry means nostrils and the word for furious means heat. The words describe the marks of a hot tempered man. The saying instructs not to associate with, or be the companion of such a man.

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