Verse
Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived…
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”
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Read it in context
The verses around Proverbs 20:1.
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Verse explanation
Here drink itself is personified as if it were the ‘mocker’ and the ‘raging’ brawler — the same words used in earlier chapters to describe people who scoff and stir up trouble. It is a way of saying that the effect of excess behaves just like that dangerous kind of person.
From the Proverbs 20 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 20:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O vinho é escarnecedor, a bebida forte alvoraçadora; e todo aquelle que n'elles errar nunca será sabio.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O vinho é zombador, a bebida forte é causadora de alvoroços; e todo aquele que errar por causa deles não é sábio.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El vino te transforma en un burlador, y el alcohol te vuelve agresivo. Si te dejas engañar por la bebida, eres un tonto.
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