| Hebrew |
אַל תְּהִ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 בְסֹֽבְאֵי יָ֑יִן בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י בָשָׂ֣ר לָֽמוֹ |
| ESV |
Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
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| NIV |
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,
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| NLT |
Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons,
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| LXX |
μὴ ἴσθιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. οἰνοπότης μηδὲ ἐκτείνου συμβολαῖς κρεῶν τε ἀγορασμοῖς |
| KJV |
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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Proverbs 23:19 ← Proverbs 23:20 → Proverbs 23:21
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