Proverbs
Proverbs 20:1–2
1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;
whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.a
Footnotes
- a 20:2 Literally sins against his own soul
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 20:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine | הַ֭יַּין | hay·yayn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| is a mocker | לֵ֣ץ | lêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3887 scorn |
| strong drink | שֵׁכָ֑ר | šê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink |
| is a brawler | הֹמֶ֣ה | hō·meh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| and whoever | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| is led astray | שֹׁ֥גֶה | šō·ḡeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7686 go astray, err |
| by them | בּ֝֗וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| is not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wise | יֶחְכָּֽם׃ | yeḥ·kām | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2449 be wise |
Proverbs 20:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The terror | אֵ֣ימַת | ’ê·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H367 terror, dread |
| of a king | מֶ֑לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| is like the roar | נַ֣הַם | na·ham | Noun - masculine singular | H5099 growling |
| of a lion | כַּ֭כְּפִיר | kak·kə·p̄îr | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3715 young lion |
| whoever provokes | מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ | miṯ·‘ab·bə·rōw | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| forfeits | חוֹטֵ֥א | ḥō·w·ṭê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| his own life | נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 20:1 Ephesians 5:18 · Hosea 4:11 · Isaiah 28:7 · Proverbs 31:4 · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · Galatians 5:21 · Habakkuk 2:15–16 · 2 Samuel 11:13 · Isaiah 5:22 · Proverbs 23:29–35 · Hosea 7:5 · Genesis 19:31–36
Proverbs 20:2 Proverbs 19:12 · Ecclesiastes 10:4 · Proverbs 8:36 · 1 Kings 2:23 · Hosea 11:10 · Proverbs 16:14–15 · Amos 3:8 · Habakkuk 2:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.