💡WEB · Proverbs 20:1
What does Proverbs 20:1 mean?
"Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise."
— Proverbs 20:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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John 10:10
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