Proverbs 23:34 “You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of…”

Proverbs 23:34

You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

World English Bible

Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:

American Standard Version

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou shalt bee as one that sleepeth in the middes of the sea, and as hee that sleepeth in the toppe of the maste.

Darby Translation

and thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, and as he that lieth down upon the top of a mast:

Young's Literal Translation

And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.

Bible in Basic English

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

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Cross references

“thou”

1 Thessalonians 5:2–7 2 Samuel 13:28 1 Kings 16:9 Matthew 24:38 Luke 17:27–29 Luke 21:34

1 Thessalonians 5:2–7 · BSB

For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

2 Samuel 13:28 · BSB

Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valian…

1 Kings 16:9 · BSB

However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.

Matthew 24:38 · BSB

For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

Luke 17:27–29 · BSB

People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Luke 21:34 · BSB

But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

“midst”

Exodus 15:8

Exodus 15:8 · BSB

At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.

35“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

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