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Proverbs 23:31

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֵּ֥רֶאtereseeרָאָהverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a wish or indirect commandH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…יַיִן֮yayinwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).כִּ֪יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyitadambe redאָדַםverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be red”, an unfinished actionH119flush or turn rosybe (dyed, made) red (ruddy).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִתֵּ֣ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בכיסvkhysin bagכִּיסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bag”, the ordinary formH3599a cup; also a bag formoney or weightsbag, cup, purse.בַּכּ֣וֹסbakosin cupכּוֹסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cup”, the ordinary formH3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)cup, (small) owl. Compare H3599 (כִּיס).עֵינ֑וֹeynvoeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyithalekhewalkהָלַךְverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּמֵישָׁרִֽיםbemeysharimin agreementמֵישָׁרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in agreement”, the ordinary formH4339evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)agreement, aright, that are equal, equity, (things that are) right(-eously, things), sweetly, upright(-ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it glideth down smoothly;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

Young’s Literal Translation

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

World English Bible

Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

Darby Translation

Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it sparkleth in the cup, and goeth down smoothly:

Douay-Rheims

Look not upon the wine when it is yellow, when the colour thereof shineth in the glass: it goeth in pleasantly,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it glideth down smoothly;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν γὰρ εἰς τὰς φιάλας καὶ τὰ ποτήρια δῷς τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, ὕστερον περιπατήσεις γυμνότερος ὑπέρου.