Wine Is a Mocker
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, Eph 5:18Hos 4:11Isa 28:71Co 6:10Pro 31:4Gal 5:21Hab 2:15-162Sa 11:13
and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; Pro 19:12Ecc 10:41Ki 2:23Pro 8:36Amo 3:8Hos 11:10Pro 16:14-15Hab 2:10
whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. 1
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, Pro 16:32Pro 17:14Pro 19:11Eph 4:32Pro 14:29Pro 18:6Jas 4:1Eph 1:6-8
but any fool will quarrel.
The slacker does not plow in season; Pro 10:4Pro 19:15Pro 13:4Mat 25:24-28Mat 25:3-102Pe 1:5-11Pro 26:13-16Pro 19:24
at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, 1Co 2:11Pro 18:4Psa 64:6
but a man of understanding draws them out.
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, Psa 12:1Mat 6:2Luk 18:8Luk 22:33Pro 27:2Luk 18:11Pro 25:14Jer 5:1
but who can find a trustworthy man?
The righteous man walks with integrity; Psa 112:2Psa 37:26Jer 32:392Co 1:12Act 2:393Jn 1:3-4Pro 13:22Pro 19:1
blessed are his children after him.
A king who sits on a throne to judge Pro 25:5Pro 20:26Pro 29:14Psa 99:4Psa 92:91Sa 23:3-42Sa 23:4Isa 32:1
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; Ecc 7:201Jn 1:8-101Ki 8:46Job 14:4Job 15:141Co 4:4Jas 3:2Job 25:4
I am cleansed from my sin”?
Differing weights and unequal measures 2— Pro 11:1Pro 20:23Deu 25:13-15Lev 19:35Mic 6:10-11Pro 16:11Amo 8:4-7Rev 21:8
both are detestable to the LORD.
Even a young man is known by his actions— Mat 7:16Luk 6:43-44Pro 21:8Luk 2:46-47Luk 1:15Psa 51:5Psa 58:3Luk 1:66
whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Ears that hear and eyes that see— Mat 13:13-16Psa 94:9Psa 119:18Eph 1:17-18Exo 4:11Act 26:18
the LORD has made them both.
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; Pro 19:15Rom 12:11Pro 10:4Pro 12:11Rom 13:112Th 3:10Eph 5:14Jon 1:6
open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, 1Th 4:6Hos 12:7-8Ecc 1:10
but on the way out, he gloats.
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, Pro 25:12Pro 8:11Pro 16:16Pro 16:24Ecc 12:9-11Pro 15:7Pro 3:15Rom 10:14-15
but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; Pro 27:13Exo 22:26-27Pro 11:15Pro 22:26-27Pro 2:16Pro 23:27Pro 5:3Pro 7:10
get collateral if it is for a foreigner. 3
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, Ecc 11:9Pro 9:17-18Job 20:12-20Lam 3:15-16Heb 11:25Gen 3:6-7Pro 4:17
but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Set plans by consultation, Luk 14:31Pro 15:22Pro 24:6Jdg 1:1-2Pro 11:14Jdg 20:182Sa 2:26-27Jdg 20:7
and wage war under sound guidance.
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; Pro 11:13Pro 13:3Pro 18:8Rom 16:18Lev 19:16Pro 24:21Pro 16:29Pro 26:20-22
avoid the one who babbles 4with his lips.
Whoever curses his father or mother, Exo 21:17Pro 30:11Pro 30:17Deu 27:16Jud 1:13Lev 20:9Mat 15:4Pro 24:20
his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
An inheritance gained quickly 1Ti 6:9Pro 13:22Pro 28:8Hab 2:6Job 27:16-17Pro 23:4Pro 28:20Pro 28:22
will not be blessed in the end.
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Rom 12:17-191Th 5:15Pro 24:29Pro 17:131Pe 3:9Deu 32:351Pe 2:23Mat 5:39
Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, Pro 20:10Hos 12:7Ezk 45:10Pro 11:1Amo 8:5
and dishonest scales are no good.
A man’s steps are from the LORD, Pro 16:9Jer 10:23Psa 25:12Psa 37:23Psa 25:4Pro 14:8Dan 5:23Act 17:28
so how can anyone understand his own way?
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, Ecc 5:4-6Mat 5:33Lev 27:9-10Num 30:2-16Lev 5:15Mal 3:8-10Pro 18:7Lev 22:10-15
only later to reconsider his vows.
A wise king separates out the wicked Pro 20:82Sa 12:312Sa 4:9-12Isa 28:27-28Psa 101:5-8
and drives the threshing wheel over them.
The spirit 5of a man is the lamp of the LORD, 1Co 2:11Heb 4:12-13Job 32:81Jn 3:19-21Gen 2:7Rom 2:152Co 4:2-6Pro 20:30
searching out his inmost being.
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; Pro 16:12Pro 29:14Psa 101:1Psa 26:1Isa 16:5Pro 16:6Psa 21:7Psa 61:7
by these he maintains his throne.
The glory of young men is their strength, 1Jn 2:14Pro 16:31Lev 19:32Jer 9:23-24
and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
Lashes and wounds scour evil, Heb 12:10Pro 22:15Pro 19:25Isa 53:5Isa 27:9
and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.