Proverbs 20:1
“Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.”
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Proverbs 20:1 Context
1Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise. 2The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule. 3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
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Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- King James Version
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
- New American Standard Version (1995)