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Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 · King James Version
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Proverbs 20:1 in other translations
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and 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.
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 raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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