Wine. Hebrew. yayin. See App-27.
is. Figure of speech Metaphor. App-6.
mocker. scoffer.
strong drink. Hebrew. shekar. App-27. IV
raging. a brawler.
is deceived. erreth. Hebrew. shagah = to go astray. See note on Proverbs 11:18. Not the same word as in Proverbs 20:17.
is not wise. Illustrations: Noah (Genesis 7:1. Compare Pro 9:20, Pro 9:21); Nabal (1 Samuel 25:36); Elah (1 Kings 16:8-10); Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20:16-21); Ephraim (Isaiah 28:7); Belshazzar, &c. (Daniel 5.Jeremiah 51:39; Jeremiah 51:57); Nineveh (Nahum 1:10); and probably Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:8; Leviticus 10:9),