Proverbs 23:20

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Cross-reference

Proverbs 23:29-35 details the miseries of drunkenness, expanding on the warning against joining drunkards in this verse.

Proverbs 20:1 warns that wine is a mocker and strong drink a brawler, reinforcing the same caution against excessive drinking.

Proverbs 28:7 says a companion of gluttons disgraces his father, directly linking gluttony to family shame as implied here.

Proverbs 31:6 prescribes giving strong drink to the perishing — a contrasting use of alcohol for mercy, not indulgence.

Proverbs 31:7 continues the prescription: let the distressed drink to forget misery, opposite of the warning against drunkenness here.

Isaiah 5:11 Parallel

Isaiah 5:11 pronounces woe on those who chase wine from morning to night, echoing the condemnation of drunkards in this verse.

Isaiah 5:22 Parallel

Isaiah 5:22 woe to those heroes at drinking wine, directly parallels the warning against joining drunkards here.

Matthew 24:49 describes a wicked servant eating and drinking with drunkards — a direct example of the behavior this verse warns against.

Luke 15:13 Parallel

In Luke 15:13, the prodigal son wastes his inheritance with riotous living — the very behavior Proverbs warns against.

Luke 21:34 Parallel

Luke 21:34 echoes the same warning: be not weighed down with carousing and drunkenness — the very sins Proverbs lists.

Romans 13:13 repeats the call to avoid rioting and drunkenness, placing it in the context of Christian conduct.

Ephesians 5:18 directly forbids drunkenness and offers the positive alternative of being filled with the Spirit — contrasting with Proverbs' warning.

1 Peter 4:3 Parallel

1 Peter 4:3 lists excess of wine and revelries as the past behavior of Gentiles — the same riotous living Proverbs warns against.

Isaiah 22:13 depicts revelry and drinking in the face of judgment — a hedonistic attitude akin to the gluttony warned against here.

1 Peter 4:4 Parallel

1 Peter 4:4 shows how unbelievers react to those who stop indulging — the social pressure behind Proverbs' warning.