Proverbs 23:34

“Yea, thou shall be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, etc.] Not in the open sea, and the waves of it, there fluctuating and tossed about; nor in an island encompassed by sea; but in a ship at sea, a drunken man reels and tumbles about, just as a ship does at sea; hence the motions and agitations of it, and of the men in it, are compared to the reeling and staggering of a drunken man, (<19A726>Psalm 107:26,27); or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast: where the motion is the greatest. Or all this may be expressive of the dangers which a drunkard is exposed unto, and of his stupidity and insensibility; for though he is in as great danger as one in the circumstances described, in…”

“Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but envy, emulate, the fear of the Lord.” Proverbs 23:18 Or, For if there is an end (hereafter), thine expectations shall not be cut off. There is an implied confidence in immortality. Proverbs 23:20 Riotous eaters of flesh - The word is the same as “glutton”…”

“Lieth down - To sleep. Sea - In a ship in the midst of the sea. Proverbs 23:35”

“thou: Sa1 25:33-38, Sa1 30:16, Sa1 30:17; Sa2 13:28; Kg1 16:9, Kg1 20:16-22; Joe 1:5; Mat 24:38; Luk 17:27-29, Luk 21:34; Th1 5:2-7 midst: Heb. heart, Exo 15:8 Proverbs 23:35”