Prov 23:27 For a harlot is a deep pit And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.
Prov 23:28 Surely she lurks as a robber, And increases the faithless among men.
Prov 23:29 ¶ Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?
Prov 23:30 Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
Prov 23:31 Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly;
Prov 23:32 At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.
Prov 23:33 Your eyes will see strange things And your mind will utter perverse things.
Prov 23:34 And you will be like one who lies down in the middle of the sea, Or like one who lies down on the top of a mast.
Prov 23:35 "They struck me, but I did not become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink."
Prov 24:1 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;
Prov 24:2 For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.
Prov 24:4 And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
Prov 24:5 ¶ A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.
Prov 24:6 For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Prov 24:7 ¶ Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Prov 24:8 ¶ One who plans to do evil, Men will call a schemer.
Prov 24:10 ¶ If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.
Prov 24:12 If you say, "See, we did not know this," Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?
Prov 24:13 ¶ My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
Prov 24:14 Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.