Proverbs 20:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

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  • Hos 4:11 : 11 Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away their heart.
  • Prov 31:4 : 4 It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,
  • Isa 28:7 : 7 But they haue erred because of wine, and are out of the way by strong drinke: the priest and the prophet haue erred by strong drinke: they are swallowed vp with wine: they haue gone astraye through strong drinke: they faile in vision: they stumble in iudgement.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners shall inherite the kingdome of God.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
  • 2 Sam 11:13 : 13 Then Dauid called him, and hee did eate and drinke before him, & he made him drunke: and at euen he went out to lie on his couch with the seruants of his Lorde, but went not downe to his house.
  • Isa 5:22 : 22 Wo vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and to them that are strong to powre in strong drinke:
  • Gen 9:21-23 : 21 And he drunke of ye wine and was drunken, & was vncouered in the middes of his tent. 22 And when Ham the father of Canaan sawe the nakednesse of his father, he tolde his two brethren without. 23 Then tooke Shem & Iapheth a garment, and put it vpon both their shoulders, and went backwarde, and couered the nakednesse of their father with their faces backwarde: so they sawe not their fathers nakednesse.
  • Gen 19:31-36 : 31 And the elder saide vnto the yonger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth, to come in vnto vs after the maner of all ye earth. 32 Come, wee will make our father drinke wine, and lie with him, that we may preserue seede of our father. 33 So they made their father drinke wine that night, and the elder went and lay with her father: but he perceiued not, neither whe she lay downe, neither when she rose vp. 34 And on the morowe the elder saide to the yonger, Behold, yester night lay I with my father: let vs make him drinke wine this night also, and goe thou and lie with him, that we may preserue seede of our father. 35 So they made their father drinke wine that night also, and the yonger arose, & lay with him, but he perceiued not, when she lay downe, neither when she rose vp. 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with childe by their father.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 So Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he made a feast in his house, like the feast of a King, and Nabals heart was mery within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, neither lesse nor more, vntil the morning arose. 37 Then in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife tolde him those wordes, and his heart died within him, and he was like a stone. 38 And about ten dayes after, the Lord smote Nabal, that he dyed.
  • Isa 56:12 : 12 Come, I wil bring wine, and we wil fill our selues with strong drinke, and to morowe shalbe as this day, and much more abundant.
  • Hos 7:5 : 5 This is the day of our King: the princes haue made him sicke with flagons of wine: he stretcheth out his hand to scorners.
  • Hab 2:15-16 : 15 Wo vnto him that giueth his neighbour drinke: thou ioynest thine heate, & makest him drunken also, that thou mayest see their priuities. 16 Thou art filled with shame for glorie: drinke thou also, and be made naked: the cup of the Lords right hand shall be turned vnto thee, and shamefull spuing shalbe for thy glory.
  • 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Now had Absalom commanded his seruants, saying, Marke now when Amnons heart is merry with wine, & when I say vnto you, Smite Amnon, kil him, feare not, for haue not I commanded you? be bold therefore, & play the men.
  • 1 Kgs 20:16-21 : 16 And they went out at noone: but Ben-hadad did drinke till he was drunken in the tentes, both he and the Kings: for two and thirtie Kings helped him. 17 So the seruants of the princes of the prouinces went out first: and Ben-hadad sent out, & they shewed him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 18 And he sayde, Whether they be come out for peace, take them aliue: or whether they bee come out to fight, take them yet aliue. 19 So they came out of the citie, to wit, the seruants of the princes of the prouinces, and the hoste which followed them. 20 And they slew euery one his enemie: and the Aramites fled, and Israel pursued them: but Ben-hadad ye King of Aram escaped on an horse with his horsemen. 21 And the King of Israel went out, & smote the horses and charets, and with a great slaughter slew he the Aramites.
  • Prov 23:29-35 : 29 To whome is woe? to whome is sorowe? to whom is strife? to whom is murmuring? to whom are woundes without cause? and to whome is the rednesse of the eyes? 30 Euen to them that tarie long at the wine, to them that goe, and seeke mixt wine. 31 Looke not thou vpon the wine, when it is red, and when it sheweth his colour in the cup, or goeth downe pleasantly. 32 In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrise. 33 Thine eyes shall looke vpon strange women, and thine heart shall speake lewde things. 34 And thou shalt bee as one that sleepeth in the middes of the sea, and as hee that sleepeth in the toppe of the maste. 35 They haue stricken mee, shalt thou say, but I was not sicke: they haue beaten mee, but I knew not, when I awoke: therefore will I seeke it yet still.

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  • Prov 23:20-21
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    20Keepe not company with drunkards, nor with gluttons.

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.

  • Isa 5:21-22
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    21Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight.

    22Wo vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and to them that are strong to powre in strong drinke:

  • Prov 23:29-32
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    29To whome is woe? to whome is sorowe? to whom is strife? to whom is murmuring? to whom are woundes without cause? and to whome is the rednesse of the eyes?

    30Euen to them that tarie long at the wine, to them that goe, and seeke mixt wine.

    31Looke not thou vpon the wine, when it is red, and when it sheweth his colour in the cup, or goeth downe pleasantly.

    32In the ende thereof it will bite like a serpent, and hurt like a cockatrise.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Awake ye drunkards, and weepe, & howle all ye drinkers of wine, because of the newe wine: for it shalbe pulled from your mouth.

  • Prov 31:4-6
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    4It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,

    5Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.

    6Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Wo vnto them, that rise vp early to followe drunkennes, and to them that continue vntill night, till the wine doe inflame them.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9They shall not drinke wine with mirth: strong drinke shall be bitter to them that drinke it.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5Yea, in deede the proude man is as hee that transgresseth by wine: therefore shal he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, and is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people.

  • Isa 28:7
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    7But they haue erred because of wine, and are out of the way by strong drinke: the priest and the prophet haue erred by strong drinke: they are swallowed vp with wine: they haue gone astraye through strong drinke: they faile in vision: they stumble in iudgement.

  • Hos 4:11
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    11Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away their heart.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15Wo vnto him that giueth his neighbour drinke: thou ioynest thine heate, & makest him drunken also, that thou mayest see their priuities.

  • Mic 2:11
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    11If a man walke in the Spirit, and would lie falsely, saying, I wil prophecie vnto thee of wine, and of strong drinke, he shall euen be the prophet of this people.

  • Prov 26:9
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    9As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17For they eate the breade of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.

  • Luke 5:39
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    39Also no man that drinketh olde wine, straightway desireth newe: for he sayth, The olde is more profitable.

  • Isa 51:21
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    21Therefore heare nowe this, thou miserable and drunken, but not with wine.

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    9Stay your selues, and wonder: they are blinde, and make you blinde: they are drunken but not with wine: they stagger, but not by strong drinke.

  • Deut 21:20
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    20And shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and he wil not obey our admonition: he is a ryotour, and a drunkard.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.

    17He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.

  • Eph 5:18
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    18And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,

  • Isa 24:11
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    11There is a crying for wine in the streetes: al ioy is darkened: the mirth of the world is gone away.

  • Prov 9:5
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    5Come, and eate of my meate, and drinke of the wine that I haue drawen.

  • Isa 56:12
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    12Come, I wil bring wine, and we wil fill our selues with strong drinke, and to morowe shalbe as this day, and much more abundant.

  • Eccl 2:3
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    3I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.

  • Hos 7:5
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    5This is the day of our King: the princes haue made him sicke with flagons of wine: he stretcheth out his hand to scorners.

  • Isa 28:1
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    1Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • 1 Thess 5:7
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    7For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.

  • Ps 107:27
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    27They are tossed to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their cunning is gone.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.