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Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 20:1 in other translations
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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In context
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
4 The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
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