The Meaning of Proverbs 23:30 Explained

Proverbs 23:30

KJV: They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

YLT: Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

Darby: They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine.

ASV: They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They that tarry long  at the wine;  they that go  to seek  mixed wine. 

What does Proverbs 23:30 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 23

1  Consider carefully what is before you

What do the individual words in Proverbs 23:30 mean?

Those who linger long at the wine Those who go in search of mixed wine
לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים עַל־ הַיָּ֑יִן לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים לַחְקֹ֥ר מִמְסָֽךְ

לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים  Those  who  linger  long 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָחַר  
Sense: to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַיָּ֑יִן  the  wine 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים  Those  who  go 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לַחְקֹ֥ר  in  search 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: חָקַר  
Sense: to search, search for, search out, examine, investigate.
מִמְסָֽךְ  of  mixed  wine 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִמְסָךְ  
Sense: mixed drink, mixed wine, drink-offering.