Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
- KJV They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
- NKJV Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine.
- NASB Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
- NLT It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
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Quick answer
Such misery belongs to those who linger over wine, always seeking the next drink.
Overview
The previous questions are answered: it is the habitual drinker who reaps these sorrows. "Lingering long" and "seeking mixed wine" describe a life increasingly enslaved to drink. The verse exposes the bondage of addiction, from which true freedom comes only through the mastery of self-control given by the Spirit (Gal. 5:1, 23).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Eph 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Isa 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
- Prov 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Amos 6:6You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
- Prov 9:2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
- Ps 75:8For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
- Gen 9:21But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
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