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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: Hi Emmaus, Are you not saying that new wine is in process of becoming alcohol? I understand the analogy here to infer that we ought to be prepared for the stretching and expansion that takes place when we properly house the New Wine of the Spirit, whose nature is to cause us to ever expand and increase... sometimes in a rather sudden manner. |