Proverbs 20:1

New International Version

Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:13

At David’s invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master’s servants; he did not go home.

2 Samuel 13:28

Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.”

Proverbs 23:20

Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,

Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, Lemuel— it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,

Isaiah 28:7

And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.

Isaiah 5:11

Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,

Isaiah 56:12

“Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.”

Hosea 4:11

to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.

Hosea 7:5

On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers.

Leviticus 10:9

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come,

Habakkuk 2:5

indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples.

1 Corinthians 6:10

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

Galatians 5:21

and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,