Proverbs 23:31

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 7:25 warns against turning aside to the adulterous woman, using similar language of not looking or straying.

Proverbs 9:17 describes the allure of stolen pleasures, paralleling the deceptive appeal of wine in Proverbs 23:31.

In 2 Samuel 11:2, David's gaze from the rooftop leads to adultery — mirroring the warning against gazing at wine that leads to sin.

Psalm 119:37 prays to turn eyes from worthless things — directly parallel to the warning here against gazing at wine.

In Matthew 5:28-30, Jesus warns against lustful looking — applying the same principle of guarding the eyes from sin.

Mark 9:47 Parallel

Mark 9:47 warns about the eye causing sin — echoing the radical avoidance of temptation from what is seen.

Genesis 9:21 Historical context

Genesis 9:21 shows Noah's drunkenness and shame — an example of the danger of wine warned against here.

Genesis 19:32 Historical context

Genesis 19:32 shows wine used to intoxicate Lot, leading to incest — illustrating the destructive power of wine.

Joshua 7:21 Parallel

Joshua 7:21 describes Achan's gaze leading to coveting and theft — same pattern of sinful desire from looking.

Job 31:1 Parallel

Job 31:1 makes a covenant with his eyes not to gaze at a virgin — directly parallel to the command not to gaze at wine.

1 John 2:16 Parallel

1 John 2:16 lists 'desires of the eyes' as worldly — the same category as the temptation to gaze at wine.

Psalm 101:3 Parallel

Psalm 101:3 echoes the same principle of guarding what the eyes look at, rejecting worthless things that lead to sin.