Proverbs 23:31–32
31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it 7swirls around smoothly;
32 At the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — The New International Version (NIV)
31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — English Standard Version (ESV)
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it bites like a serpent
and stings like an adder.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
When it giveth his colour in the cup,
When it moveth itself aright.
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent,
And stingeth like an adder.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — New Living Translation (NLT)
31 Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;
it stings like a viper.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — New Century Version (NCV)
31 Don’t stare at the wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly.
32 Later it bites like a snake
with poison in its fangs.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — American Standard Version (ASV)
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
When it sparkleth in the cup,
When it goeth down smoothly:
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent,
And stingeth like an adder.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
31 Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly: 32 at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
31 Do not look at wine
because it is red,
because it sparkles in the cup,
because it goes down smoothly.
32 Later it bites like a snake
and strikes like a poisonous snake.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
31 Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it bites like a snake
and stings like a viper.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
32 At the last it bites like a serpent,
and stings like an adder.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles on the cup,
going down smoothly.
32 In the end, it will bite like a serpent,
and it will sting like an adder.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
31 Don’t look at wine when it is red.
Don’t look at it when it bubbles in the cup.
And don’t look at it when it goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it bites like a snake.
It bites like a poisonous serpent.
Proverbs 23:31–32 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it goes down smoothly;
32 At the last it bites like a serpent
And stings like a viper.