Proverbs 20:1
Proverbs 20:1 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;
whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging:
And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Wine and beer make people loud and uncontrolled;
it is not wise to get drunk on them.
Proverbs 20:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;
And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Wine ⸤makes people⸥ mock,
liquor ⸤makes them⸥ noisy,
and everyone under their influence is unwise.
Proverbs 20:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and any who go astray by it are not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights.
Anyone who is led down the wrong path by them is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.