She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
The chapter around it is especially given to temperance. Indulgence of the appetite it warns against multiplies wrongdoers among mankind. That warning limits the rejoicing allowed in Deuteronomy 14:26, for God desires His people to assemble and be glad, yet those who stand in the light will not crave what is evil nor run into indecent excess. The strong drink known in ancient times cannot be likened to the poisonous mixtures prepared in the present day.
The chapter around it is especially given to temperance.
Indulgence of the appetite it warns against multiplies wrongdoers among mankind.
That warning limits the rejoicing allowed in Deuteronomy 14:26, for God desires His people to assemble and be glad, yet those who stand in the light will not crave what is evil nor run into indecent excess.
The strong drink known in ancient times cannot be likened to the poisonous mixtures prepared in the present day.