Proverbs 20:1
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”
שָׁגָה
to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
לוּץ
is a mocker
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לוּץ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
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הָמָה
is noisy
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הָמָה
to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
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שֵׁכָר
strong drink
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שֵׁכָר
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
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חָכַם
he is wise
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חָכַם
to be wise (in mind, word or act)
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