Isaiah 5:22 “Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing s…”

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

World English Bible

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

American Standard Version

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Geneva Bible 1599

Wo vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and to them that are strong to powre in strong drinke:

Darby Translation

Woe unto them that are mighty for drinking wine, and men valiant to mix strong drink;

Young's Literal Translation

Woe [to] the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

Bible in Basic English

Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!

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Cross references

“mighty”

Isaiah 5:11 Habakkuk 2:15 Isaiah 28:7 Isaiah 28:1–3 Proverbs 23:19 Proverbs 23:20

Isaiah 5:11 · BSB

Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

Habakkuk 2:15 · BSB

Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

Isaiah 28:7 · BSB

These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their jud…

Isaiah 28:1–3 · BSB

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.

Proverbs 23:19 · BSB

Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.

Proverbs 23:20 · BSB

Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.

Also

Isaiah 56:12

Isaiah 56:12 · BSB

“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

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