31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it [a]swirls around smoothly;

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  1. Proverbs 23:31 goes around

16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (A)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

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37 (A)Turn[a] away my eyes from (B)looking at worthless things,
And revive me in [b]Your way.

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Lit. Cause my eyes to pass away from
  2. Psalm 119:37 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Tg. Your words

Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed (A)and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he (B)saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.

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47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into [a]hell fire—

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  1. Mark 9:47 Gr. Gehenna

25 (A)Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

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28 But I say to you that whoever (A)looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 (B)If your right eye causes you to [a]sin, (C)pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to [b]sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

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  1. Matthew 5:29 Lit. stumble or offend
  2. Matthew 5:30 Lit. stumble or offend

Elihu Contradicts Job

33 “But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.

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