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Proverbs 20:1–2

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Wine is a mocker,n beer is a brawler;

whoever goes astrayA because of them is not wise.

2A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;

anyone who provokes him endangers himself.o

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Footnotes

  1. AOr whoever staggers

Cross references

  1. nGn 9:21; Pr 23:29–30; Is 28:7; Hs 4:11
  2. oNm 16:38; Est 4:11; Pr 8:36; 19:12; 28:15; Hab 2:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;

whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;

whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;

those who anger him forfeit their lives.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.

Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.

The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;

to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

and any who go astray by it are not wise.

Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;

he who provokes him forfeits his life.

KJV 1900King James Version

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging:

And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion:

Whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.