What does Proverbs 23:34 mean?

Proverbs 23:34 highlights themes such as foolishness, danger, consequences when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 23:34 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

34Yea, 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.

35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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Proverbs 26:12
Both verses describe the foolishness of certain behaviors and their consequences.
Matthew 7:26-27
This passage warns about the foolish man who builds on sand, similar to the dangers described in Proverbs.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
This verse reflects on the folly of a fool, akin to the dangers in Proverbs 23:34.