Proverbs 20:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

Proverbs 20:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.”

Proverbs 20:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. ”

Proverbs 20:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wine <FI>is<Fi> a scorner--strong drink <FI>is<Fi> noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.”

Proverbs 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise. ”

Proverbs 20:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.”

Proverbs 20:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:1 in Context — Proverbs 20

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

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What Does Proverbs 20:1 Mean?

Proverbs 20:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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