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Proverbs 23:32

Proverbs 23:32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

At the last it biteth like a serpent,.... Though it goes down sweetly, yet it leaves a sting behind it, intemperately…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 23:15-35

Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Pro 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 23:29-35

Solomon here gives fair warning against the sin of drunkenness, to confirm what he had said, Pro 23:20.

I. He cautions…