What does Proverbs 23:35 mean?

Proverbs 23:35 highlights themes such as addiction, denial, consequences when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 23:35 today?

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

They 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.

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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Isaiah 5:11
Both verses address the consequences of indulgence and addiction.
Proverbs 20:1
This verse warns against the dangers of strong drink, similar to the themes in Proverbs 23:35.
Ephesians 5:18
This verse advises against drunkenness, echoing the warnings in Proverbs.