Proverbs 23:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not lookתֵּ֥רֶא
(te·re)
7200: to seea prim. root
on the wineיַיִן֮
(ya·yin)
3196: winefrom an unused word
whenכִּ֪י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
it is red,יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם
(yit·'ad·dam)
119: to be redfrom an unused word
Whenכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
it sparklesיִתֵּ֣ן
(yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
in the cup, 
 
3563a: a cupof uncertain derivation
When it goes downיִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ
(yit·hal·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
smoothly;בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃
(be·mei·sha·rim.)
4339: evenness, uprightness, equityfrom yashar


















KJV Lexicon
Look
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
not thou upon the wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
when it is red
'adam  (aw-dam')
be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
when it giveth
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
his colour
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
in the cup
kowc  (koce)
a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye) -- cup, (small) owl.
kiyc  (keece)
a cup; also a bag for money or weights -- bag, cup, purse.
when it moveth
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
itself aright
meyshar  (may-shawr')
evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
Parallel Verses
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not fix your eyes on the cup, with the wine seller, whose eye is red, but meditate on righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not look at wine because it is red, because it sparkles in the cup, because it goes down smoothly.

King James 2000 Bible
Look not you upon the wine when it is red, when it gives its color in the cup, when it moves itself aright.
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