Proverbs 20:1 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Wine makes people mock, liquor makes them noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.

WBS:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Proverbs 20:1 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 9:21 He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Proverbs 23:29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?

Proverbs 23:30 Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.

Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink,

Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink,

Isaiah 28:7 And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink: The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink; They reel while having visions, They totter when rendering judgment.

Isaiah 56:12 "Come," they say, "let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, only more so."

Hosea 4:11 Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

20:1 {a} Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.
(a) By wine here is meant him that is given to wine, and so by strong drink.

WES:

20:1 A mocker - Wine immoderately drunk makes men mockers. Raging - Makes men full of rage.

MHC:

20:1 It seems hard to believe that men of the greatest abilities, as well as the ignorant, should render themselves fools and madmen, merely for the taste or excitement produced by strong liquors. 2. How formidable kings are to those who provoke them! how much more foolish then is it to provoke the King of kings! 3. To engage in quarrels is the greatest folly that can be. Yield, and even give up just demands, for peace' sake. 4. He who labours and endures hardship in his seed-time for eternity, will be properly diligent as to his earthly business.

CONC:

Astray Beer Blows Brawler Deceived Drink Erreth Error Foolish Intoxicated Led Makes Mocker Noisy Raging Reeleth Riotous Scorner Strong Thereby Wine Wise

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