Proverbs 23:32

Proverbs 23:32

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

a. ASV: At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.

b. YLT: Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

c. Classic Amplified: At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.

d. Septuagint: But at last [such a one] stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: His end is like that of one bitten by a snake, like one dispatched by a serpent.

1. “At the last it biteth like a serpent…”

a. [At the] last [Strong: 319 'achariyth akh-ar-eeth' from 310; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity:--(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.]

b. [it] biteth [Strong: 5391 nashak naw-shak' a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan:--bite, lend upon usury.]

c. [like a] serpent [Strong: 5175 nachash naw-khawsh' from 5172; a snake (from its hiss):--serpent.]

2. “...and stingeth like an adder.”

a. [and] stingeth [Strong: 6567 parash paw-rash' a primitive root; to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound:-- scatter, declare, distinctly, shew, sting.]

b. [like an] adder [Strong: 6848 tsepha` tseh'-fah; or tsiph oniy {tsif-o-nee' from an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing):--adder, cockatrice.]

1). The number of times I woke up the next morning after getting drunk and suffering regret are unknowable.