1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 2 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. 3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
Proverbs 20:1–3
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Proverbs 16:13–15
13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved. 14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. 15 When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Proverbs 18:5–7
5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. 6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Sirach 31:24–26
24 The city will murmur at him who is a stingy with his food. The testimony of his stinginess will be accurate. (WEB) 25 Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many. (WEB) 26 The furnace tests the temper of steel by dipping; so does wine test hearts in the quar… (WEB)
Sirach 1:21–23
21 The fear of the Lord driveth away sins: and where it is present, it turneth away wrath. (KJV) 22 Unjust wrath can never be justified, for his wrath tips the scale to his downfall. (WEB) 23 A man that is patient will resist for a season, and afterward gladness will spring up to h… (WEB)
Proverbs 19:11–13
11 A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. 12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 29:21–23
21 A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end. 22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression. 23 A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Proverbs 15:17–19
17 Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. 18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute. 19 The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Sirach 31:29–31
29 Wine drunk excessively is bitterness of soul, with provocation and conflict. (WEB) 30 Drunkenness increases the rage of a fool to his hurt. It diminishes strength and adds wounds. (WEB) 31 Don’t rebuke your neighbor at a banquet of wine. Don’t despise him in his mirth. Don’t spe… (WEB)
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