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Proverbs 20:1
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KJ21
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is enraging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
ASV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
AMP
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
AMPC
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; and whoever errs or reels because of it is not wise.
BRG
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
CSB
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler; whoever goes astray because of them is not wise.
CSBA
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler; whoever goes astray because of them is not wise.
CEB
Wine is a mocker; beer a carouser. Those it leads astray won’t become wise.
CJB
Wine is a mocker, strong liquor a rowdy; anyone led astray by it is unwise.
CEV
It isn't smart to get drunk! Drinking makes a fool of you and leads to fights.
DARBY
Wine is a scorner, strong drink is raging; and whoso erreth thereby is not wise.
DRA
Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith shall not be wise.
ERV
Wine and beer make people lose control; they get loud and stumble around. And that is foolish.
EASY
If you drink too much wine or strong drink, you do stupid things and you fight. It is not wise to become drunk.
EHV
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is intoxicated by them is not wise.
ESV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
ESVUK
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
EXB
Wine and ·beer [T strong drink; C an alcoholic beverage made from grain] make people ·loud [mockers] and ·uncontrolled [carousers; brawlers]; it is not wise to ·get drunk on [L be led astray by] them.
GNV
Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby, is not wise.
GW
Wine ⌞makes people⌟ mock, liquor ⌞makes them⌟ noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise.
GNT
Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.
HCSB
Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler, and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.
ICB
Wine and beer make people loud and uncontrolled. It is not wise to get drunk on them.
ISV
Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.
JUB
¶ Wine makes a mocker, and beer a reveler, and whoever errs concerning them shall never be wise.
KJV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
AKJV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
LSB
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
LEB
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.
TLB
Wine gives false courage; hard liquor leads to brawls; what fools men are to let it master them, making them reel drunkenly down the street!
MSG
Wine makes you mean, beer makes you quarrelsome— a staggering drunk is not much fun.
MEV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.
NOG
Wine makes people mock, liquor makes them noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise.
NABRE
Wine is arrogant, strong drink is riotous; none who are intoxicated by them are wise.
NASB
Wine is a mocker, intoxicating drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
NASB1995
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
NCB
Wine encourages recklessness and strong drink leads to brawls; anyone who allows them to seduce him is not wise.
NCV
Wine and beer make people loud and uncontrolled; it is not wise to get drunk on them.
NET
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
NIRV
Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights. Anyone who is led astray by them is not wise.
NIV
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
NIVUK
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
NKJV
Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
NLV
Wine makes people act in a foolish way. Strong drink starts fights. Whoever is fooled by it is not wise.
NLT
Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
NRSVA
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
NRSVACE
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
NRSVCE
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
NRSVUE
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
OJB
The yayin is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whosoever is seduced to be led astray thereby is not wise.
RGT
Wine is a mocker and strong drink rages. And whoever is deceived by them, is not wise.
RSV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
RSVCE
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
TLV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is unwise.
VOICE
Too much wine begins to mock you, too much strong drink leads to noisy fights, and whoever is misled by either is not wise.
WEB
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
WYC
Wine is a lecherous thing, and drunkenness is full of noise; whoever delighteth in these, shall not be wise.
YLT
Wine [is] a scorner -- strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
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