Proverbs 20:1

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• לֵ֣ץ[is] a mocker

  letzH3887 →28 times

• הַ֭יַּין<the> wine

  haiyainH3196 →141 times

• הֹמֶ֣ה[is] noisy

  homehH1993 →34 times

• שֵׁכָ֑רstrong drink

  shekharH7941 →23 times

• וְכָל־and any

  vekholH3605 →5413 times

• שֹׁ֥גֶה[one who] staggers

  shogehH7686 →21 times

• בּ֝֗וֹin it

  bo

• לֹ֣אnot

  lo'H3808 →5168 times

• יֶחְכָּֽם׃he is wise

  yechkamH2449 →27 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Ephesians 5:18

  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

  it leads to

  • Isaiah 5:22

    Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Luke 1:15

    for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

  • Romans 13:13

    Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

  • Galatians 5:21–25

    and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

  • Acts 11:24

    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

• Through

  Proverbs 31:4

  It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

  it leads to

  • Ecclesiastes 10:17

    Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

• Through

  1 Corinthians 6:10

  nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

  it leads to

  • 1 Corinthians 5:11

    But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler.…

  • Galatians 5:21

    and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.