Proverbs 20:1 Go deeper

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. (KJV)

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לֵ֣ץletz[is] a mocker

Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: to mock

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 1

הַ֭יַּיןHai.yain<the> wine

Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wine

Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 2

הֹמֶ֣הho.Meh[is] noisy

Lemma: הָמָה (ha.mah) · Strong's: H1993

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to roar

Used 34 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:41, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 46:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1993; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 3

שֵׁכָ֑רshe.Kharstrong drink

Lemma: שֵׁכָר (she.khar) · Strong's: H7941

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strong drink

Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 10:9, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 28:7, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 29:6, Judges 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7941; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 4

וְכָל\־ve.kholand any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 5

שֹׁ֥גֶהSho.geh[one who] staggers

Lemma: שָׁגָה (sha.gah) · Strong's: H7686

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to wander

Used 21 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Numbers 15:22, Deuteronomy 27:18, 1 Samuel 26:21, Job 6:24, Job 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7686; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 7

יֶחְכָּֽם\׃yech.Kamhe is wise

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Proverbs 20:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Wine	→	יַ֫יִן H3196 wine
is a mocker	→	לִיץ H3887 to mock
strong drink	→	שֵׁכָר H7941 strong drink
is a brawler	→	הָמָה H1993 to roar
and whoever	→	כֹּל H3605 all
is led astray	→	שָׁגָה H7686 to wander
by them	→
is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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