Proverbs 20:1

Foolproof Instructions

¹ Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. ² The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

Wine is a Mocker

Beer

Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say , Where is strong drink?

Hosea 4:11

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

Isaiah 28:7

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

2 Samuel 11:13

And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:21

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Genesis 9:21-23

and he drank of the wine, and was drunken. And he was uncovered within his tent.

Genesis 19:31-36

And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

1 Samuel 25:36-38

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

2 Samuel 13:28

And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

1 Kings 20:16-21

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

Proverbs 23:29-35

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

Isaiah 5:22

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

Isaiah 56:12

Come ye,'say they , I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

Habakkuk 2:15-16

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!