Proverbs 23:29

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Cross-references

Proverbs 23:21 lists drunkenness leading to poverty — directly ties to the woes of drink in 23:29.

Proverbs 23:20 warns against being among drunkards — reinforcing the same caution against the sorrows of excessive drinking.

Proverbs 20:1 warns wine is a mocker — same theme as the sorrows and wounds from drink in 23:29.

Ephesians 5:18 directly commands not to get drunk with wine, addressing the root behavior behind the woes in Proverbs.

Isaiah 28:8 Parallel

Isaiah 28:8 describes tables full of vomit, a vivid depiction of the shame and physical effects of drunkenness implied in Proverbs.

Isaiah 28:7 Parallel

Isaiah 28:7 shows priests and prophets reeling from wine, illustrating the same drunken consequences as the woes in Proverbs.

Isaiah 5:22 Parallel

Isaiah 5:22 pronounces woe on heroes at drinking wine, directly echoing the woes of drunkenness in Proverbs 23:29.

Deuteronomy 21:20 describes a stubborn, gluttonous drunkard son — directly matching the sorrow and contention that comes from drunkenness.

Habakkuk 2:5 says wine betrays the haughty man — linking drunkenness to arrogance and eventual downfall.

Hosea 7:5 Parallel

In Hosea 7:5, princes are inflamed with wine — showing how drunkenness corrupts leaders and brings shame.

Isaiah 28:1 Parallel

Isaiah 28:1 pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim — directly echoing the sorrow and judgment associated with wine.

In 1 Kings 16:9, King Elah is assassinated while drunk — showing the vulnerability and deadly consequences of wine.

In Genesis 19:33, Lot's daughters get him drunk to commit incest — illustrating the moral disaster and shame drunkenness brings.

1 Kings 20:16-22 describes Ben-hadad drinking himself drunk, leading to defeat — echoes the woe from drunkenness in 23:29.

2 Samuel 13:28 Historical context

2 Samuel 13:28 uses wine to make Amnon merry before murder — connects to wounds without cause from drink in 23:29.

1 Samuel 25:37 Historical context

1 Samuel 25:37 describes Nabal's heart dying after drunkenness — illustrating the sorrow and wounds of 23:29.

1 Samuel 25:36 Historical context

1 Samuel 25:36 shows Nabal drunken at a feast — a narrative example of the drunkenness that brings woe in 23:29.

Ecclesiastes 2:3 recounts seeking pleasure in wine — a futile pursuit that echoes the emptiness behind the woe of drunkenness.

Nahum 1:10 Parallel

Nahum 1:10 compares judgment to drunkards consumed, using drunkenness as an image of vulnerability seen in Proverbs.

Matthew 24:49 depicts a servant eating and drinking with drunkards, a behavior that leads to the sorrows described in Proverbs.

Luke 12:45 Parallel

Luke 12:45 similarly has a servant getting drunk, linking to the drunkenness that brings woe in Proverbs.

1 Thessalonians 5:7 associates drunkenness with night, mirroring the nighttime woes of the drunkard in Proverbs 23:29.

1 Peter 4:3 Parallel

1 Peter 4:3 lists drunkenness among pagan vices, illustrating the sinful lifestyle behind the sorrows in Proverbs 23:29.