Proverbs 23:31-33

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^[a] like an adder.

33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Proverbs 23:31-33 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.

Footnotes

• [a]. an...: or, a cockatrice