Proverbs 20:1

In other versions

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

  ASV

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

  BBE

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

  DBY

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

  WEB

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

  YLT

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

  ENG

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

  WBT

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

  BSB

In context

Cross-references

• Ephesians 5:18
• Hosea 4:11
• Isaiah 28:7
• Proverbs 31:4
• 1 Corinthians 6:10
• Galatians 5:21
• Habakkuk 2:15-16
• 2 Samuel 11:13
• Isaiah 5:22
• Proverbs 23:29-35