Topic
Drinking Wine Alcohol
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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;
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.
Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
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!
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 third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →
Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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.
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!
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:
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.
but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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.
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
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.
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:
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:
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;
no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →
Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
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;
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.
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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 →
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 →
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.
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
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.
This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →
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:
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 shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken;
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.
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
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 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 →
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.
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 →
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is 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? — 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 →
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 →
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
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 →
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.
And Jehovah spake unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →
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 →
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 →
and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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