Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray…”

Proverbs 20:1

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

World English Bible

Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

American Standard Version

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

Darby Translation

Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.

Young's Literal Translation

Wine [is] a scorner — strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

Bible in Basic English

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

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Cross references

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

Ephesians 5:18 Hosea 4:11 Isaiah 28:7 Proverbs 31:4 1 Corinthians 6:10 Galatians 5:21

Ephesians 5:18 · BSB

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Hosea 4:11 · BSB

to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.

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…

Proverbs 31:4 · BSB

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

1 Corinthians 6:10 · BSB

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:21 · BSB

and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Also

Isaiah 5:22 Isaiah 56:12

Isaiah 5:22 · BSB

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

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

2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

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