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NASB | Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. [Prov 23:29, 30; Is 28:7; Hos 4:11] |
Subject: Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol |
Bible Note: addendum... True... it's an analogy upon which we are warned to refrain from EXCESS... but an analogy to the effects upon the participator none-the-less. Grape juice as part of the communion element would hold no such natural parallel to the spiritual truth. Paul warned that before participating in communion that people eat at home to avoid the sin of gluttony (re: the bread). Likewise it might be inferred that if one partook excessively of the cup it would lead to drunkeness. |