Proverbs 23:34
What does Proverbs 23:34 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 23:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep when the stern is lost.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, and as he that lieth down upon the top of a mast:
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
- 1 Kings 20:16
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
- 1 Kings 16:9
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:
- 1 Samuel 30:16
And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
- 2 Samuel 13:28
And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
- Matthew 24:38
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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