Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.

酒能使人亵慢，浓酒使人喧嚷；凡因酒错误的，就无智慧。

酒能使人傲慢，烈酒使人喧嚷，凡沉溺其中的，都无智慧。

酒能使人傲慢，烈酒使人喧嚷，凡沉溺其中的，都无智慧。

酒使人放肆，烈酒叫人吵闹。因酒误事，实为不智。

酒能使人狂放，烈酒能使人喧哗；所有因醉酒而犯错的，都没有智慧。

酒使人成为讥讽者，烈酒使人成为喧闹者；所有因酒而迷失的人，都没有智慧。

酒能使人褻慢，濃酒使人喧嚷；凡因酒錯誤的，就無智慧。

酒能使人傲慢，烈酒使人喧嚷，凡沉溺其中的，都無智慧。

酒能使人傲慢，烈酒使人喧嚷，凡沉溺其中的，都無智慧。

酒使人放肆，烈酒叫人吵鬧。因酒誤事，實為不智。

酒能使人狂放，烈酒能使人喧嘩；所有因醉酒而犯錯的，都沒有智慧。

酒能使人褻慢，濃酒能使人喧嚷；凡因酒而搖搖晃晃的都沒有智慧。

酒使人成為譏諷者，烈酒使人成為喧鬧者；所有因酒而迷失的人，都沒有智慧。

清酒生侮慢、醇醪致喧譁、因之而搖曳者、是為不智、

清酒醇醪過飲、生侮慢、載號載呶、沉湎於酒、無智甚矣。

酒使人侮慢、醴使人諠譁、凡好酒無度者、甚為無智、

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

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.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler; whoever goes astray because of them is not wise.

Wine is a mocker, intoxicating drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler, and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

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

Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

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

to worship other gods.“ Wine has robbed my people of their understanding.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave alcohol.

Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,

Now, however, Israel is led by drunks who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol. The priests and prophets stagger with alcohol and lose themselves in wine. They reel when they see visions and stagger as they render decisions.

or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people— none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.

“ What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk! You force your cup on them so you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced. Come, drink and be exposed! Drink from the cup of the Lord’s judgment, and all your glory will be turned to shame.

envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Then David invited him to dinner and got him drunk. But even then he couldn’t get Uriah to go home to his wife. Again he slept at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard.

What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.

When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn’t tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day.In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke, and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone.About ten days later, the Lord struck him, and he died.

On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, carousing with those who mock them.

“ Come,” they say,“ let’s get some wine and have a party. Let’s all get drunk. Then tomorrow we’ll do it again and have an even bigger party!”

One day the older daughter said to her sister,“ There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can’t get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children.Come, let’s get him drunk with wine, and then we will have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.”So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister,“ I had sex with our father last night. Let’s get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.”So that night they got him drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercourse with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.As a result, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their own father.

One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent.Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.

Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.Don’t gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it stings like a viper.You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things.You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast.And you will say,“ They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?”

About noontime, as Ben hadad and the thirty two allied kings were still in their tents drinking themselves into a stupor,the troops of the provincial commanders marched out of the city as the first contingent. As they approached, Ben hadad’s scouts reported to him,“ Some troops are coming from Samaria.”“ Take them alive,” Ben hadad commanded,“ whether they have come for peace or for war.”But Ahab’s provincial commanders and the entire army had now come out to fight.Each Israelite soldier killed his Aramean opponent, and suddenly the entire Aramean army panicked and fled. The Israelites chased them, but King Ben hadad and a few of his charioteers escaped on horses.However, the king of Israel destroyed the other horses and chariots and slaughtered the Arameans.

Absalom told his men,“ Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’m the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!”