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Proverbs 20:1

NETBible	Wine¹ is a mocker² and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:1	Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:1	Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:1	Wine produces mockers; liquor leads to brawls. Whoever is led astray by drink cannot be wise.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:1	Wine makes you mean, beer makes you quarrelsome--a staggering drunk is not much fun.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:1	Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:1	Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:1	Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
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KJV	Wine <03196> [is] a mocker <03887> (8801)_, strong drink <07941> [is] raging <01993> (8802)_: and whosoever is deceived <07686> (8802) thereby is not wise <02449> (8799)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:1	Wine <03196> is a mocker <03917> , strong <07941> drink <07941> a brawler <01993> , And whoever <03605> is intoxicated <07686> by it is not wise <02449> .
LXXM	akolaston {A-NSN} oinov <3631> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ubristikon {A-NSN} meyh <3178> N-NSF pav <3956> A-NSM de <1161> PRT o <3588> T-NSM summeignumenov {V-PMPNS} auth <846> D-DSF ouk <3364> ADV estai <1510> V-FMI-3S sofov <4680> A-NSM
NET [draft] ITL	Wine <03196> is a mocker <03887> and strong drink <07941> is a brawler <01993> ; whoever <03605> goes astray <07686> by them is not <03808> wise <02449> .
HEBREW	Mkxy <02449> al <03808> wb <0> hgs <07686> lkw <03605> rks <07941> hmh <01993> Nyyh <03196> Ul (20:1) <03887>

NETBible

Wine¹ is a mocker² and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.³

NET Notes

¹sn The drinks are wine and barley beer (e.g., Lev 10:9; Deut 14:26; Isa 28:7). These terms here could be understood as personifications, but better as metonymies for those who drink wine and beer. The inebriated person mocks and brawls.

²tn The two participles לֵץ (lets, “mocker”) and הֹמֶה (homeh, “brawler”) are substantives; they function as predicates in the sentence. Excessive use of intoxicants excites the drinker to boisterous behavior and aggressive attitudes – it turns them into mockers and brawlers.

³sn The proverb does not prohibit the use of wine or beer; in fact, strong drink was used at festivals and celebrations. But intoxication was considered out of bounds for a member of the covenant community (e.g., 23:20-21, 29-35; 31:4-7). To be led astray by their use is not wise.