Proverbs 20:1
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”Proverbs 20:1
What Does Proverbs 20:1 Mean?
Proverbs 20:1 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 20:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 5:18“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”Hosea 4:11“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.”Isaiah 28:7“But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.”Proverbs 31:4“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”1 Corinthians 6:10“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”Galatians 5:21“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”Habakkuk 2:15“Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!”2 Samuel 11:13“And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.”Isaiah 5:11“Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!”Ecclesiastes 2:3“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.”Genesis 9:21“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”Isaiah 5:22“Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:”Proverbs 23:29“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”Habakkuk 2:5“Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:”Genesis 19:31“And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:”Proverbs 23:30“They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.”Ecclesiastes 10:16“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”Isaiah 56:12“Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.”Hosea 7:5“In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.”Leviticus 10:9“Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:”
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