Pro 20:1, Isa 5:11-12, 22-23, 28:1, 7-8, Hab 2:15-16, Eph 5:18 | ESV | STEP | Wine is a mocker , strong drink a brawler , and whoever is led astray by it is not wise .

o[See ver. 6 above]

p[ver. 5; Jer. 51:7]

q Lam. 4:21; [Gen. 9:22]

r Nah. 3:5

s Jer. 25:15, 26

t Jer. 25:15, 26

u[Nah. 3:6]

v Prov. 20:1; 23:20, 31; 1 Cor. 5:11

w Titus 1:6; 1 Pet. 4:4

x[Luke 1:15]

Proverbs 20:1

1 ^aWine is a mocker, ^bstrong drink a brawler,
and whoever ^cis led astray by it is not wise. ^{▼▼Or will not become wise}

Isaiah 5:11-12

11 Woe to those who ^erise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!
12 ^fThey have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
^gbut they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.

Isaiah 5:22-23

22 Woe to those who are ^hheroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
23 who ⁱacquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!

Isaiah 28:1

Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem

1 Ah, the proud crown of ^jthe drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:7-8

7 ^kThese also reel with wine
and ^lstagger with strong drink;
the priest and ^mthe prophet reel with strong drink,
they are swallowed by ^{▼▼Or confused by} wine,
they stagger with strong drink,
they reel in vision,
they stumble in giving judgment.
8 For all tables are full of filthy vomit,
with no space left.

Habakkuk 2:15-16

15 ^o“Woe to him ^pwho makes his neighbors drink—
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze ^qat their nakedness!
16 You will have your fill ^rof shame instead of glory.
^sDrink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
^tThe cup in the Lord’s right hand
will come around to you,
and ^uutter shame will come upon your glory!

Ephesians 5:18

18 And ^vdo not get drunk with wine, for that is ^wdebauchery, but ^xbe filled with the Spirit,