Proverbs 20:1

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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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  • Hos 4:11 : 11 Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding.
  • Prov 31:4 : 4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to crave strong drink.
  • Isa 28:7 : 7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • 2 Sam 11:13 : 13 David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and David made him drunk. In the evening, Uriah went out to lie on his mat among his master's servants but did not go home.
  • Isa 5:22 : 22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and valiant at mixing strong drink,
  • Gen 9:21-23 : 21 He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it across their shoulders, and walked backward to cover their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they would not see their father’s nakedness.
  • Gen 19:31-36 : 31 The older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to marry us in the customary way of the entire earth. 32 "Come, let us get our father to drink wine and sleep with him so that we can preserve our family line through our father." 33 That night, they made their father drink wine, and the older daughter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up. 34 The next day, the older daughter said to the younger, "Last night I lay with my father. Let’s make him drink wine again tonight, and you go in and lie with him so we can preserve our family line through him." 35 So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went in and lay with him. Again, he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up. 36 Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him, and he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
  • Isa 56:12 : 12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."
  • Hos 7:5 : 5 On the day of our king, the princes became inflamed with wine, and the king stretched out his hand to mockers.
  • Hab 2:15-16 : 15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pouring out your wrath and making him drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! 16 You are filled with shame instead of glory; drink, yes, you too, and be exposed! The cup from the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’
  • 1 Kgs 20:16-21 : 16 They marched out at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking themselves drunk in their tents. 17 The young men of the provincial leaders went out first, and Ben-Hadad sent scouts who reported to him, 'Men have come out from Samaria.' 18 He said, 'If they have come out for peace, capture them alive; and if they have come out for war, capture them alive.' 19 The young men of the provincial leaders marched out of the city, followed by the army. 20 Each man struck down his opponent, and the Arameans fled with Israel pursuing them. Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, escaped on horseback along with some cavalry. 21 The king of Israel went out and struck down the horses and chariots, and he inflicted a great defeat on the Arameans.
  • Prov 23:29-35 : 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample mixed drinks. 31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. 32 In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. 33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter perverse things. 34 You will be like one lying down in the middle of the sea, or like one lying on the top of a mast. 35 'They struck me,' you will say, 'but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?'

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  • Prov 23:20-21
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    20 Do not be among heavy drinkers of wine or gluttons of meat.

    21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

  • Isa 5:21-22
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    21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!

    22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and valiant at mixing strong drink,

  • Prov 23:29-32
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    29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?

    30 Those who linger over wine, who go to sample mixed drinks.

    31 Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

    32 In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2 The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Joel 1:5
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    5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • Prov 31:4-6
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    4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to crave strong drink.

    5 Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

    6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning to chase after strong drink, and who continue into the evening, inflamed by wine.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9 They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5 Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.

  • Isa 28:7
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    7 But these also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are confused by wine, they stagger because of strong drink—they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

  • Hos 4:11
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    11 Fornication, wine, and new wine take away the heart and understanding.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pouring out your wrath and making him drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

  • Mic 2:11
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    11 If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!

  • Prov 26:9
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    9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

  • Luke 5:39
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    39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new wine, for they say, 'The old is better.'

  • Isa 51:21
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    21 Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, who are drunk but not with wine.

  • Isa 29:9
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    9 Be astonished and amazed! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine—they stagger, but not from strong drink.

  • Deut 21:20
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    20 They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Eph 5:18
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    18 And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.

  • Isa 24:11
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    11 In the streets, there is an outcry over the wine; all joy turns dark, and the gladness of the earth departs.

  • Prov 9:5
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    5 Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.

  • Isa 56:12
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    12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."

  • Eccl 2:3
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    3 I explored with my heart how to cheer my body with wine, while my mind guided me with wisdom, and how to embrace folly until I could see what is good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

  • Hos 7:5
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    5 On the day of our king, the princes became inflamed with wine, and the king stretched out his hand to mockers.

  • Isa 28:1
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    1 Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those overcome by wine.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21 Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19 Bread is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • 1 Thess 5:7
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    7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Ps 107:27
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    27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

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