Proverbs 20:1
Strong's Lexicon
Wine
הַ֭יַּין‪‬ (hay·yayn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: 1) wine

is a mocker,
לֵ֣ץ (lêṣ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3887: 1) to scorn, make mouths at, talk arrogantly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to boast 1a2) to scorn 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to mock, deride 1b2) to interpret (language) 1b2a) interpreter (participle) 1b2b) ambassador (fig.) 1c) (Hithpalpel) to be inflated, scoff, act as a scorner, show oneself a mocker

strong drink
שֵׁכָ֑ר (šê·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7941: 1) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor

is a brawler,
הֹמֶ֣ה (hō·meh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1993: 1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl 1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer) 1a3) to roar 1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion 1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent

and whoever
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

is led astray
שֹׁ֥גֶה (šō·ḡeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7686: 1) to go astray, stray, err 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to err, stray 1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness) 1a3) to go astray (morally) 1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead astray 1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally) 1b3) to lead astray (morally)

by them
בּ֝֗וֹ (bōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

is not
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

wise.
יֶחְכָּֽם׃ (yeḥ·kām)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2449: 1) to be wise 1a) (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely 1b) (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct 1c) (Pual) to be made wise 1d) (Hiphil) to make wise 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Young's Literal Translation
Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler, and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

New American Standard Bible
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

King James Bible
Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

New Living Translation
Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.

English Standard Version
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

New American Standard Bible
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler, and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

International Standard Version
Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.

NET Bible
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
















Cross References
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Genesis 9:21
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Leviticus 10:9
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

1 Samuel 25:36
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

2 Samuel 11:13
And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

1 Kings 20:16
And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

Proverbs 23:20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Proverbs 23:30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Proverbs 23:32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
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