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

Proverbs 20:1-2

1 ^aWine is a mocker, ^bstrong drink a brawler,
and whoever ^cis led astray by it is not wise. ^{▼▼Or will not become wise}
2 The terror of a king is like ^ethe growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger ^fforfeits his life.

Isaiah 5:11-12

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

Isaiah 28:7-8

7 ^jThese also reel with wine
and ^kstagger with strong drink;
the priest and ^lthe 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.

Hosea 7:5-7

5 On the day of ⁿour king, the princes
became sick with the heat of wine;
he stretched out his hand with mockers.
6 For with hearts like an oven ^othey approach their intrigue;
all night their anger smolders;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot as an oven,
and they devour their rulers.
All ^ptheir kings ^qhave fallen,
and none of them calls upon me.