Proverbs 20:1

¹Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.a

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Proverbs 20 is a collection of wisdom sayings that probe the inner life of a person and the justice of a king. The chapter moves between the dangers of wine and the weight of a king's judgment, between the deceptiveness of human motives and the searching eye of the Lord. It warns ag

References· Proverbs 20

a: v.1 — Ephesians 5:18, Hosea 4:11, Isaiah 28:7, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Proverbs 31:4, Galatians 5:21, Habakkuk 2:15-16, 2 Samuel 11:13, Isaiah 5:22, Proverbs 23:29-35
b: v.3 — Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 18:6, Ephesians 4:32, Proverbs 14:29, James 4:1, Ephesians 1:6-8, Proverbs 14:17, James 3:14
c: v.4 — Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 13:4, Matthew 25:24-28, Matthew 25:3-10, 2 Peter 1:5-11, Proverbs 26:13-16, Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 6:10-11
d: v.5 — 1 Corinthians 2:11, Proverbs 18:4, Psalms 64:6
e: v.7 — Psalms 112:2, Psalms 37:26, Jeremiah 32:39, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Acts 2:39, 3 John 1:3-4, Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 19:1, Psalms 15:2, Genesis 17:7
f: v.9 — Ecclesiastes 7:20, 1 John 1:8-10, 1 Kings 8:46, Job 14:4, Job 15:14, James 3:2, 1 Corinthians 4:4, Job 25:4, Psalms 51:5, 2 Chronicles 6:36
g: v.11 — Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:43-44, Proverbs 21:8, Luke 2:46-47, Psalms 58:3, Psalms 51:5, Luke 1:15, Luke 1:66, Proverbs 22:15
h: v.12 — Matthew 13:13-16, Psalms 94:9, Psalms 119:18, Exodus 4:11, Ephesians 1:17-18, Acts 26:18
i: v.13 — Proverbs 19:15, Romans 12:11, Romans 13:11, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 13:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Jonah 1:6, Ephesians 5:14, Proverbs 6:9-11
j: v.20 — Exodus 21:17, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17, Matthew 15:4, Deuteronomy 27:16, Leviticus 20:9, Proverbs 24:20, Jude 1:13, Exodus 20:12, Matthew 25:8
k: v.22 — Romans 12:17-19, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Proverbs 24:29, Proverbs 17:13, 1 Peter 3:9, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Peter 2:23, Matthew 5:39, 1 Peter 4:19, Psalms 37:34
l: v.24 — Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 10:23, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 37:23, Psalms 25:4, Proverbs 14:8, Daniel 5:23, Acts 17:28, Isaiah 10:6-7
m: v.27 — 1 Corinthians 2:11, Hebrews 4:12-13, Job 32:8, 1 John 3:19-21, Genesis 2:7, Romans 2:15, 2 Corinthians 4:2-6, Proverbs 20:30
n: v.29 — 1 John 2:14, Proverbs 16:31, Leviticus 19:32, Jeremiah 9:23-24
o: v.30 — Hebrews 12:10, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 19:25, Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 27:9

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