Passage
Proverbs 20.1
1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. (ASV)Book: Proverbs · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
- The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life. 3. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. (Proverbs 20:1-3, ASV)
WEB
1. Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life. 3. It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling. (Proverbs 20:1-3, WEB)
KJV
1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. (Proverbs 20:1-3, KJV)
YLT
1. Wine [is] a scorner, strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
- The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul. 3. An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth. (Proverbs 20:1-3, YLT)
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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