Drinking

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

Wine <FI>is<Fi> a scorner--strong drink <FI>is<Fi> noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.

no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? — read the full passage →

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation; — read the full passage →

`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon; — read the full passage →

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, — read the full passage →

Right <FI>it is<Fi> not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to <FI>do anything<Fi> in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.

for sufficient to us <FI>is<Fi> the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revellings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

For we--wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth--no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,

`And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts may be weighed down with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day may come on you,

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

Woe <FI>to<Fi> the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

and thou hast given the money for any thing which thy soul desireth, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for any thing which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten there before Jehovah thy God, and thou hast rejoiced, thou and thy house.

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth, — read the full passage →

Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink. — read the full passage →

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

`Wine and strong drink thou dost not drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, in your going in unto the tent of meeting, and ye die not--a statute age-during to your generations;

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

And even these through wine have erred, And through strong drink have wandered, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh, — read the full passage →

Woe <FI>to<Fi> him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness.

All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I--I will not be under authority by any;

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

and now, I did write to you not to keep company with <FI>him<Fi> , if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--with such a one not even to eat together;

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? — read the full passage →

of anything which cometh out from the wine-vine she doth not eat, and wine and strong drink she doth not drink, and any unclean thing she doth not eat; all that I have commanded her she doth observe.'

Thus said Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one hath said, `Destroy it not for a blessing <FI>is<Fi> in it,' So I do for My servants' sake, not to destroy the whole.

With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

and he saith to me, Lo, thou art pregnant, and bearing a son, and now do not drink wine and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the womb till the day of his death.'

And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,

And I have turned back <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of My people Israel, And they have built desolate cities, and inhabited, And have planted vineyards, and drunk their wine, And made gardens, and eaten their fruit.

Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.

and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son--this one--is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice--a glutton and drunkard;

from wine and strong drink he doth keep separate; vinegar of wine, and vinegar of strong drink he doth not drink, and any juice of grapes he doth not drink, and grapes moist or dry he doth not eat;

and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,

`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come, — read the full passage →

Sworn hath Jehovah by His right hand, Even by the arm of His strength: `I give not thy corn any more <FI>as<Fi> food for thine enemies, Nor do sons of a stranger drink thy new wine, For which thou hast laboured. — read the full passage →

Happy art thou, O land, When thy king <FI>is<Fi> a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

`They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake--I seek it yet again!'

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, — read the full passage →

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up; — read the full passage →

and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, `Wine they have not;' — read the full passage →

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →

Thou hast been filled--shame without honour, Drink thou also, and be uncircumcised, Turn round unto thee doth the cup of the right hand of Jehovah, And shameful spewing <FI>is<Fi> on thine honour.

Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where <FI>is<Fi> this--the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died. — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him, — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And also, because the wine <FI>is<Fi> treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,

And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink <FI>in<Fi> the house of their gods.

And for My people they do cast a lot, And they give the young man for an harlot, And the young woman have sold for wine, That they may drink.

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, And howl all drinking wine, because of the juice, For it hath been cut off from your mouth.

Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,

And no priest doth drink wine in their coming in unto the inner court.

Performed have been the words of Jonadab son of Rechab, when he commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk unto this day, for they have obeyed the command of their father; and I--I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto Me.

By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,

Woe <FI>to<Fi> the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That <FI>is<Fi> on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them! — read the full passage →

Whoso <FI>is<Fi> loving mirth <FI>is<Fi> a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Elah son of Baasha over Israel in Tirzah, two years; — read the full passage →

And Absalom commandeth his young men, saying, `See, I pray thee, when the heart of Amnon <FI>is<Fi> glad with wine, and I have said unto you, Smite Amnon, that ye have put him to death; fear not; is it not because I have commanded you? be strong, yea, become sons of valour.' — read the full passage →

and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.

and hath loved thee, and blessed thee, and multiplied thee, and hath blessed the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil, the increase of thine oxen, and the wealth of thy flock, on the ground which He hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

And Lot goeth up out of Zoar, and dwelleth in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, for he hath been afraid of dwelling in Zoar, and he dwelleth in a cave, he and his two daughters. — read the full passage →

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.

for sufficient to us <FI>is<Fi> the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revellings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries, — read the full passage →

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober, — read the full passage →

let your forbearance be known to all men; the Lord <FI>is<Fi> near;

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm, — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

but whoever may drink of the water that I will give him, may not thirst--to the age; and the water that I will give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up to life age-during.'

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

Its latter end--as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain; — read the full passage →

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,