Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
In context
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. 2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life. 3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. 4 The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 20:1 in the KJV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 20:1 in the NIV
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.