World English Bible
Proverbs 23:31
“Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 23
29
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
31
Don't look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
32
In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
33
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.