Proverbs 20:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who are intoxicated by them are wise.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:13

David summoned him, and he ate and drank with David, who got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed among his lord’s servants, and did not go down to his house.

2 Samuel 13:28

But Absalom had instructed his attendants: “Now watch! When Amnon is merry with wine and I say to you, ‘Kill Amnon,’ put him to death. Do not be afraid, for it is I who order you to do it. Be strong and act like warriors.” Death of Amnon.

Proverbs 23:20

Do not join with wine bibbers, nor with those who glut themselves on meat.

Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; strong drink is not for princes,

Isaiah 28:7

But these also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priest and prophet stagger from strong drink, overpowered by wine; They are confused by strong drink, they stagger in their visions, they totter when giving judgment.

Isaiah 5:11

Ah! Those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, lingering late inflamed by wine,

Isaiah 5:22

Ah! Those who are champions at drinking wine, masters at mixing drink!

Isaiah 56:12

“Come, let me bring wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink, And tomorrow will be like today, or even greater.”

Hosea 4:11

to prostitution. Aged wine and new wine take away understanding.

Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king, they made the princes sick with poisoned wine; he extended his hand to the scoffers.

Leviticus 10:9

When you are to go to the tent of meeting, you and your sons are forbidden, by a perpetual statute throughout your generations, to drink any wine or strong drink, lest you die.

Habakkuk 2:5

Indeed wealth is treacherous; a proud man does not succeed. He who opens wide his throat like Sheol, and is insatiable as death, Who gathers to himself all the nations, and collects for himself all the peoples—

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:21

occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,