The Meaning of Proverbs 23:20 Explained

Proverbs 23:20

KJV: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

YLT: Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

Darby: Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.

ASV: Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Be not among winebibbers;  among riotous eaters  of flesh: 

What does Proverbs 23:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 23

1  Consider carefully what is before you

What do the individual words in Proverbs 23:20 mean?

Not do mix with winebibbers [Or] with gluttonous eaters of meat to
אַל־ תְּהִ֥י בְסֹֽבְאֵי־ יָ֑יִן בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י בָשָׂ֣ר לָֽמוֹ

תְּהִ֥י  do  mix 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Jussive, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
יָ֑יִן  winebibbers 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י  [Or]  with  gluttonous  eaters 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: זָלַל 
Sense: to be worthless, be vile, be insignificant, be light.
בָשָׂ֣ר  of  meat 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.