1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.


In Context

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

2 The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Proverbs 20:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shell not be wise.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a scorner — strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise.