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

לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־שֹׁ֥גֶה בֹּ֝֗ו לֹ֣א יֶחְכָּֽם׃

Proverbs 20:1

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Getting drunk Alcohol

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Proverbs The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 20:1).

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Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred.

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:11).

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro Milone [In Defense of Milo]. c. 52 BC, sect. 11.

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Thou shalt not steal.

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Exodus The Bible
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:15).