Proverbs 23:35

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Cross-references

In Proverbs 26:11, a fool repeats folly like a dog returns to vomit — the drunkard's intent to drink again.

Prov 26:9 says a proverb is like a thorn in a drunkard's hand—the drunkard here is too senseless to benefit from wisdom.

In Proverbs 27:22, grinding a fool doesn't remove folly — parallel to the drunkard's insensitivity to beating.

In Deuteronomy 29:19, one blesses self while persisting in sin — parallel to the drunkard's self-deception.

In Isaiah 22:13, 'let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die' echoes the drunkard's reckless hedonism.

In Jeremiah 5:3, God strikes but they feel no pain — direct parallel to the drunkard's numbness and defiance.

In Ephesians 4:19, lost sensitivity leads to sensuality — exactly the drunkard's state of numbness and lust.

2 Pet 2:22's 'dog returns to its vomit' directly parallels the drunkard returning to drink—same pattern of repeated sin.

Hosea 7:9 Parallel

Hos 7:9 describes Israel's unawareness of decline ('he does not know it')—same obliviousness as the drunkard who didn't know he was struck.

In Jeremiah 31:18, Ephraim repents after discipline — contrast to the drunkard's desire for another drink.