Proverbs 20:1

Foolproof Instructions

¹ Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise. ² A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.

Wine is a Mocker

Beer

Proverbs 31:4

It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.

Hosea 4:11

Promiscuity, wine, and new wine
take away one’s understanding.

Isaiah 28:7

These also stagger because of wine
and stumble under the influence of beer:
priest and prophet stagger because of beer,
they are confused by wine.
They stumble because of beer,
they are muddled in their visions,
they stumble in their judgments.

2 Samuel 11:13

Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. He went out in the evening to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.

1 Corinthians 6:10

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:18

And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

Genesis 9:21-23

He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Genesis 19:31-36

Then the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land.

1 Samuel 25:36-38

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.

2 Samuel 13:28

Now Absalom commanded his young men, “Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and courageous!”

1 Kings 20:16-21

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings who were helping him were getting drunk in the tents.

Proverbs 23:29-35

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?
Who has wounds for no reason?
Who has red eyes?

Isaiah 5:22

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
who are fearless at mixing beer,

Isaiah 56:12

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”

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Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king,
the princes are sick with the heat of wine—
there is a conspiracy with traitors.

Habakkuk 2:15-16

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!