Alcoholism

Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.” In all my years of counseling those who have been former alcoholics and helping those who are receiving the benefits of our Lighthouse Ministry, I have never heard anyone expressing a pride in all that was lost through their time as an alcoholic and the extreme difficulty in regaining the relationships lost through their alcoholism.  And their sense of guilt is difficult to accept forgiveness within themselves.  This passage very mildly expresses the lack of wisdom of an alcoholic.