Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

"How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!

New American Standard Bible

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

King James Version

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Holman Bible

Woe to those who rise early in the morning
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.

A Conservative Version

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

American Standard Version

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

Amplified


Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,
Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!

Bible in Basic English

Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

Darby Translation

Woe unto them that, rising early in the morning, run after strong drink; that linger till twilight, till wine inflameth them!

Julia Smith Translation

Wo to those rising early in the morning, they will follow strong drink; remaining in the evening, wine will inflame them.

King James 2000

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflames them!

Lexham Expanded Bible

Ah! Those who rise early in the morning, they pursue strong drink. Those who linger in the evening, wine inflames them.

Modern King James verseion

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to go after strong drink; tarrying in the twilight while wine inflames them!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Woe unto them that rise up early to use themselves in drunkenness, and yet at night are more superfluous with wine.

NET Bible

Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

New Heart English Bible

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them.

The Emphasized Bible

Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue, - Who follow on in the evening cool until with wine, they are heated;

Webster

Woe to them that rise early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflameth them!

World English Bible

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

Youngs Literal Translation

Woe to those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Woe
הוי 
Howy 
woe, Ah, Ho, O, Alas
Usage: 50

שׁכם 
Shakam 
Usage: 65

in the morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

שׁכר 
Shekar 
Usage: 23

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 16

נשׁף 
Nesheph 
Usage: 12

יין 
Yayin 
Usage: 140

דּלק 
Dalaq 
Usage: 9

Context Readings

Woes On The Wicked

10 For ten acres of vineyard will produce only one bath, and one omer of seed will produce only one ephah." 11 "How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them! 12 They have the lyre and harp, the tambourine and flute, as well as wine at their festivals, but they don't respect what the LORD is doing, nor do they consider his actions.


Cross References

Proverbs 23:29-30

Who has woe? Who has grief? Who has contention? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Isaiah 5:22

"How terrible it will be for those who are heroes at drinking wine, and champions in mixing strong drink,

Ecclesiastes 10:16-17

Woe to the land whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning.

Proverbs 20:1

Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.

Isaiah 28:1

How terrible it will be for that arrogant garland the drunks of Ephraim! How terrible it will be for that fading flower of his glorious beauty, which sits on the heads of people bloated with food, of people overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:7-8

These people also stagger from wine and reel from strong drink. Priests and prophets stagger from strong drink; they're drunk from wine; they reel from strong drink, waver when seeing visions, and stumble when rendering decisions.

Romans 13:13

Let's behave decently, as people who live in the light of day. No wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, quarreling, or jealousy!

Proverbs 23:32

Eventually it will bite like a snake and sting like a serpent.

Hosea 7:5-6

"On the king's festival day the princes got drunk from wine, so the king joined the mockers.

Habakkuk 2:15

"Woe to the one who supplies his neighbor with a drink! You are forcing your bottle on him, making him drunk so you can see them naked.

Luke 21:34

"Constantly be on your guard so that your hearts will not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, or that day will take you by surprise

1 Corinthians 6:10

thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:21

envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that. I am telling you now, as I have told you in the past, that people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:6-7

Therefore, let's not fall asleep like others do, but let's stay awake and be sober.

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