Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. New Living Translation Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise. English Standard Version Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. Berean Standard Bible Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. King James Bible Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. New King James Version Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. New American Standard Bible Wine is a mocker, intoxicating drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. NASB 1995 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. NASB 1977 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. Legacy Standard Bible Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. Amplified Bible Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. Christian Standard Bible Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler; whoever goes astray because of them is not wise. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler, and whoever staggers because of them is not wise. American Standard Version Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Wine is strong and drunkenness is disgraceful, and no one that is excessive in it is wise. Brenton Septuagint Translation Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them. Contemporary English Version It isn't smart to get drunk! Drinking makes a fool of you and leads to fights. Douay-Rheims Bible Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise. English Revised Version Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wine [makes people] mock, liquor [makes them] noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise. Good News Translation Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk. International Standard Version Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom. JPS Tanakh 1917 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; And whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise. Literal Standard Version Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, | And any going astray in it is not wise. Majority Standard Bible Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. New American Bible Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who are intoxicated by them are wise. NET Bible Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise. New Revised Standard Version Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. New Heart English Bible Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Webster's Bible Translation Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise. World English Bible Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Young's Literal Translation Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wine is a Mocker1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.… Cross References Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Genesis 9:21 But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent. Leviticus 10:9 "You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come. 1 Samuel 25:36 When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light. 2 Samuel 11:13 Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master's servants, but he did not go home. 1 Kings 20:16 They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk. Proverbs 23:20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. Treasury of Scripture Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Jump to Previous Astray Beer Blows Brawler Deceived Drink Erreth Error Foolish Intoxicated Led Makes Mocker Noisy Raging Reeleth Riotous Scorner Strong Thereby Wine WiseJump to Next Astray Beer Blows Brawler Deceived Drink Erreth Error Foolish Intoxicated Led Makes Mocker Noisy Raging Reeleth Riotous Scorner Strong Thereby Wine WiseProverbs 20 1. Proper LivingXX. (1) Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging--i.e., producing these effects in those who subject themselves to their power. Verse 1. - Wine is a mocker; or, scorner, the word (luts) being taken up from the last chapter. The liquor is, as it were, personified, as doing what men do under its influence. Thus inebriated persons scoff at what is holy, reject reproof, ridicule all that is serious. Septuagint, Ἀκόλαστον οϊνος, "Wine is an undisciplined thing;" Vulgate, Luxuriosa res, vinum. Strong drink is raging; a brawler, Revised Version. Shekar, σίκερα (Luke 1:15), is most frequently employed of any intoxicating drink not made from grapes, e.g. palm wine, mead, etc. The inordinate use of this renders men noisy and boisterous, no longer masters of themselves or restrained by the laws of morality or decency. Septuagint, Υβιστικὸν μέθη, "Drunkenness is insolent." Theognis has some sensible lines on this matter ('Parch.,' 479) -Ος δ α}ν ὑπερβάλλῃ πόσιος μὲτρον οὐκέτι "Ense cadunt multi, perimit sed crapula plures." More are drowned in the wine cup than in the ocean, say the Germans (comp. Proverbs 23:29, etc.; Ephesians 5:18). Hebrew Wineהַ֭יַּין (hay·yayn) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication is a mocker, לֵ֣ץ (lêṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3887: Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker strong drink שֵׁכָ֑ר (šê·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor is a brawler, הֹמֶ֣ה (hō·meh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1993: To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor and whoever וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every is led astray שֹׁ֥גֶה (šō·ḡeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7686: To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured by them בּ֝֗וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew is not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no wise. יֶחְכָּֽם׃ (yeḥ·kām) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2449: To be wise Links Proverbs 20:1 NIVProverbs 20:1 NLT Proverbs 20:1 ESV Proverbs 20:1 NASB Proverbs 20:1 KJV Proverbs 20:1 BibleApps.com Proverbs 20:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:1 French Bible Proverbs 20:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer (Prov. 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