Drinking Wine

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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 →

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

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.

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:

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

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.

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

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

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

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.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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 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.

and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

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!

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.

and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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 →

Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

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 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.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

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 →

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.

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify. — 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 →

Verily I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard:

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

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

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

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.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died. — read the full passage →

And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you.

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: thou hast kept the good wine until now.

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

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

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;

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

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.

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.

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.

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

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine:

And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it.

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.

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 →

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

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.

Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.

And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

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 →

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

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

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

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.

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.

and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken;

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

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.

Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored: — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

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.

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.

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

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

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