Proverbs 23:20-21

20, 21. Winebibbers That is, persons who drink excessively.

Riotous eaters of flesh Muenscher says”Prodigal of flesh for themselves.” “Prodigal of flesh for their gratification.” Stuart. Some render: Prodigal of their own flesh or bodies wasting their bodies in debauch. Proverbs 23:21, where drunkard and glutton correspond to the terms “winebibbers” and “eaters of flesh” of Proverbs 23:20, seems to fix the sense. Compare Proverbs 5:9; Proverbs 5:11; Proverbs 31:3. “The full force of the expression ‘prodigal of flesh’ cannot be felt except in a country like Palestine, where animal food does not enter into the ordinary diet of the people, and where it is esteemed a real luxury, and, as such, occasionally indulged in to great excess.” Muenscher. Comp. Deuteronomy 21:19-20; Proverbs 7:14; Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 15:17; Romans 13:13; Ephesians 5:18.