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Proverbs 20:1

Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.

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In The King James Version

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

In Context

2When a king gets terribly angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; anyone who makes him furious is liable to be killed.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:21He drank some of the wine he'd produced, got drunk, and fell asleep in his tent, naked.

Genesis 19:33So they got their father drunk with wine that night. The older daughter went and slept with him, and he didn't notice when she lay down or when she got up.

2 Samuel 11:13David invited Uriah to dinner. Uriah ate and drank with him, and David got Uriah drunk. But in the evening he went to sleep on his mat with the king's guards, and didn't go home.

1 Kings 20:16They left at noon while Ben-hadad and the thirty-two kings with him were busy getting drunk in their tents.

Proverbs 23:29Who's in trouble? Who's in pain? Who's arguing? Who's complaining? Who's injured for no reason? Who's got bloodshot eyes?

Proverbs 31:4Lemuel, kings shouldn't be drinking wine, rulers shouldn't be drinking alcohol.

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