Drinking Beer

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

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

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.

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

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth, — read the full passage →

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! — read the full passage →

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

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

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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

But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, Andoil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. — read the full passage →

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. — read the full passage →

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth from the field year by year. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah spake unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. — read the full passage →

The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? — read the full passage →

and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household.

and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; — read the full passage →

For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries: — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine; yea, their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be glad in Jehovah.

Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples.

Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king.

And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

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

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. — read the full passage →

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? — read the full passage →