Proverbs 23:20 | DiscipleDeck

Bible Commentary

Proverbs 23:20

The warning is about company and lifestyle. Those who over-drink and over-indulge in every appetite create an environment that pulls others toward the same pattern. Wisdom is partly about choosing who you spend time with.

Memory phrase: Choose good company wisely.

Talk about it: Why does it matter who we spend our time with?

Prayer: God, help me choose friends who help me do right.

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Read today's devotional Save my progress

More for Proverbs 23:20

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Proverbs 23 — OverviewProverbs 23 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleCautions against Luxury and Covetousness.Proverbs 23 — OverviewProverbs 23 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 23 gives wisdom for everyday life — eating with powerful people, working hard without greed, honouring your parents, guarding your heart, and avoiding the trap of wine. At its centre is a call to seek truth and…Proverbs 23:1-35Proverbs 23:1-35 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION Proverbs 23:19-28Proverbs 23:19-28 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is good advice for parents to give to their children; words are put into their mouths, that they may train them up in the way they should go. Here we have, I. An earnest call to young people to attend to the…Proverbs 23:19-21Proverbs 23:19-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryAn exhortation to temperance, as one of the results of the fear of God, prefaced by an exhortation to wisdom.Proverbs 23:19-25Proverbs 23:19-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe perils of dissipation and the antidote "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." I. PERILS OF DISSIPATION. (Proverbs 23:20, Proverbs 23:21.) Gluttony and wine bibbing. As the stomach is the centre of health, so it is…

commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.