{"id":1242,"date":"2020-03-17T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T10:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:20:52","slug":"daily-devotion-of-proverbs-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/proverbs\/daily-devotion-of-proverbs-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Devotion in Proverbs 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Prov-Hd-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Artwork from a 1611 KJV<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/dvblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Prov20.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>HEAR the devotion and KJV chapter.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Nugget:<\/strong><br>Proverbs 20 is jam-packed with tested advice and warnings.&nbsp;It starts by waving a \u201cdanger\u201d flag to a temptation that is the ruin for millions.&nbsp;Unfortunately, the pitfall is not seen as something to be feared, and many indulge in it.&nbsp;Some Christians justify their partaking of alcohol and find that their lack of wisdom in doing so is the downfall of their walk for the Lord and damages their testimony and life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much is said in the Bible about the dangers and effects that alcohol will have on one&#8217;s Christian testimony. Indulgence in alcohol is never recommended in God\u2019s Word. Its use is usually spoken about negatively. Here are some reasons why a Christian should avoid alcoholic beverages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol is dangerous. Even wine is likened to a poison that will ruin one\u2019s life!<br><em>\u201cLook not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright [fermenting]. 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.\u201d Proverbs 23:31-32<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wise person should not drink alcohol.<br><em>\u201cWine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.\u201d Proverbs 20:1<\/em>\u00a0Wine\u2019s influence will make one mock or deride others. Strong drink often makes one loud and causes them to show their anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol will increase one\u2019s problems and affect one\u2019s health and mental stability.<br><em>\u201cWho hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.\u201d Proverbs 23:29-30<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol will control a person and affect one\u2019s thinking and discernment.<br><em>\u201cBut they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.\u201d Isaiah 28:7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol will affect one\u2019s will.<br><em>\u201cWhoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.\u201d Hosea 4:11\u00a0<\/em>Notice that there are two types of wine: new (unfermented wine) and alcoholic (fermented) wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol will affect one\u2019s desire to do something for the Lord and the desire to be industrious.<br><em>\u201cWoe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! 12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.\u201d Isaiah 5:11-12\u201c<\/em><br><em>\u201cBe not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. We are not to even be around drinking, so certainly the Saviour would not have broken this commandment.\u201d Proverbs 23:20-21<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These verses, and many more, show we should not drink, especially if we are concerned about keeping the \u201ctemple\u201d that God gave us clean (I Corinthians 6:19) from temptations and sin. However, what confuses many and is often used as a way to justify drinking, is the Bible\u2019s usage of the word &#8220;wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the New Testament, \u201cwine\u201d describes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic wine. The Greek word &#8220;oinos&#8221; refers to fermented and unfermented \u201cwines.\u201d The context of the verse usually reveals which type of &#8220;wine&#8221; it refers to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is non-alcoholic \u201cwine\u201d? We call it grape juice. Sometimes, the Bible refers to it as &#8220;new wine&#8221; (Matthew 9:17, Luke 5:39). Understand that there was no refrigeration in biblical days and that it was hot, which would quickly ferment the &#8220;new wine.&#8221; To prevent this, the new \u201cwine\u201d was often simmered to evaporate the water. The result would be a thick grape syrup that would last a long time. It was also called \u201cwine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the \u201cwine\u201d was drunk, water would be added. An ancient shipwreck was recovered with a cargo of containers of this grape syrup, which was found to be still preserved.<br>There are other reasons why a Christian should not drink, even wine. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fermented wine is a picture of sin! The yeast (&#8220;leaven&#8221;) in the grape turns the juice alcoholic. Yeast is a picture of iniquity. It spreads and \u201cruins\u201d (fermentation is a decaying and rotting process) many things it is placed in. For this reason, it not only should not be drunk, but it should NEVER be used in the Lord&#8217;s supper, as Jesus was sinless and should not be pictured as sinful by fermented grape juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, for the same reason, raised bread should not be used. A little &#8220;leaven&#8221; in grape juice or flour will raise and spread throughout the product, just as a \u201clittle\u201d sin spreads and affects whatever life it touches.<br><em>\u201cA little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.\u201d Galatians 5:9<br>\u201cYour glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?\u201d I Corinthians 5:6<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many justify drinking because Jesus turned water into \u201cwine\u201d (John 2:9-10). It was not alcoholic wine He changed from water because if He did that, He would have been serving alcohol that would have earned Him God\u2019s \u201cwoe,\u201d rather than God\u2019s approval on His life (Matthew 3:17). Jesus\u2019 conversion was also not an example of biblical doctrine on drinking, but it was a miracle to show Jesus was God in the flesh.<br><em>&#8220;Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!\u201d Habakkuk 2:15<\/em> If one is not to give it to others, he should not be drinking it himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcohol is often a gateway to other sins. One sin usually leads to others, and alcohol is no exception.<br><em>\u201cThine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.\u201d Proverbs 23:33<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some twist I Timothy 5:23 around to say that it is okay to drink wine for your health. Any drunk or doctor will tell you that alcohol will tear up anyone&#8217;s stomach. Alcohol irritates one\u2019s digestive system, including the stomach, causing it to produce too much acid. That can lead to gastritis, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and even bleeding. Look at the beer belly of a beer guzzler for proof. God, of course, knows all this, so alcohol consumption is not what I Timothy 5:23 is referring to.<br><em>\u201cDrink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach&#8217;s sake and thine often infirmities.\u201d I Timothy 5:23\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I read that to get the &#8220;good&#8221; chemical in wine that is supposed to help one&#8217;s health, many bottles of wine should be drunk daily. Drinking that much would qualify one as a drunkard, whom the Bible condemns. A better choice for their stomach\u2019s health would be to eat grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is \u201cdrunk\u201d? How many drinks does it take to be \u201cdrunk?\u201d An excellent answer to this question is from Jim Jorgenson in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Should I?<\/span>\u00a0He wrote, \u201cPerhaps you would say, \u2018It would take six beers to make me drunk.\u2019 If you only drink one beer, then you are one-sixth drunk. You are one-sixth less able to serve God than you were before drinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We must avoid the appearance of doing anything wrong. We are to have an upright testimony. Drinking may give the impression to others that we are drunkards.<br><em>\u201cAbstain from all appearance of evil.\u201d I Thessalonians 5:22<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christians should be led and guided by the Spirit of God, not the spirit of drunkenness. Interestingly, the old-time drunkards knew that drinking was not of God, and the wrong spirits influenced users of it. To prove that, look at a bottle of booze, and it will still be identified as 50% (or another number) \u201cspirits.\u201d Drinking it leads one to follow the wrong spirit, which will not be the Spirit of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Christian should be \u201cChrist-like,\u201d as the name implies. He should not be close to the edge of the godless world from which he was saved. He should be as far from temptation and sin as he can get. One cannot lose his salvation, but one can lose his Christian testimony and be ensnared by many of the same pitfalls the unsaved fall into when they indulge in alcohol.\u00a0All lose when they drink booze!<br><em>\u201cAnd be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;\u201d Ephesians 5:18<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Today\u2019s Thought:\u00a0<\/strong><br>\u201cAlcohol is a very effective dissolving agent.\u00a0It dissolves families, marriages, friendships, jobs, bank accounts, and neurons, but never problems.\u201d \u2014 Author Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Words to Understand:<br><\/strong>Sluggard: a lazy person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Today\u2019s Reading:<br><\/strong><em>Proverbs 20<br>1 \u00b6 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.<br>2 \u00b6 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.<br>3 \u00b6 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.<br>4 \u00b6 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.<br>5 \u00b6 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<br>6 \u00b6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?<br>7 \u00b6 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.<br>8 \u00b6 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.<br>9 \u00b6 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?<br>10 \u00b6 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.<br>11 \u00b6 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.<br>12 \u00b6 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.<br>13 \u00b6 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.<br>14 \u00b6 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.<br>15 \u00b6 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.<br>16 \u00b6 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.<br>17 \u00b6 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.<br>18 \u00b6 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.<br>19 \u00b6 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.<br>20 \u00b6 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.<br>21 \u00b6 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.<br>22 \u00b6 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.<br>23 \u00b6 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.<br>24 \u00b6 Man&#8217;s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?<br>25 \u00b6 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.<br>26 \u00b6 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.<br>27 \u00b6 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.<br>28 \u00b6 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.<br>29 \u00b6 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.<br>30 \u00b6 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Nugget:Proverbs 20 is jam-packed with tested advice and warnings.&nbsp;It starts by waving a \u201cdanger\u201d flag to a temptation that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_374886073925309_111414703907598":"","twitter_429426831_429426831":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[15,74,6],"class_list":["post-1242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-proverbs","tag-christian-life","tag-christian-living","tag-sin","wpcat-88-id"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One cannot lose his salvation, but one can lose his Christian testimony and be ensnared by many of the same pitfalls the unsaved fall into when they indulge in alcohol. 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