Proverbs 23:32

“At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Proverbs 23:32

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
- American Standard Version (1901)

In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.
- Basic English Bible

In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
- Darby Bible

But in the end, it will bite like a snake, and will spread abroad poison like a basilisk.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
- English Revised Version

In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Proverbs 23:32

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 23:32


23:30 Mixt wine - Either mixed with water, or with other ingredients to make it strong and delicious.

23:31 Red - Which was the colour of the best wines in that country. Aright - When it sparkles, and seems to smile upon a man.

23:34 Lieth down - To sleep. Sea - In a ship in the midst of the sea.


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