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Drunkenness
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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.
And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →
`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;
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.
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 →
Woe <FI>to<Fi> those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Woe <FI>to<Fi> the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.
no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;
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.
and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.
For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.
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.
Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →
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,
Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,
and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh, — read the full passage →
Jehovah hath mingled in her midst A spirit of perverseness, And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work, As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.
See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.
Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
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 →
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;
Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.
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.'
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.
Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,
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;
aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
For we--wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth--no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,
Whoso <FI>is<Fi> loving mirth <FI>is<Fi> a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men, — read the full passage →
`And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;
And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of Israel, Drink ye, yea drink abundantly, And vomit, and fall, and rise not, Because of the sword that I am sending among you.
With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.
`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;
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;
Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;
because nothing shall be impossible with God.'
For all tables have been full of vomit, Filth--without place!
Its latter end--as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.
and others mocking said, --`They are full of sweet wine;'
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink. — read the full passage →
Beloved, I call upon <FI>you<Fi> , as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, And howl all drinking wine, because of the juice, For it hath been cut off from your mouth.
Woe <FI>to<Fi> those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them! — read the full passage →
For a cup <FI>is<Fi> in the hand of Jehovah, And the wine hath foamed, It is full of mixture, and He poureth out of it, Only its dregs wring out, and drink, Do all the wicked of the earth,
Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And <FI>with<Fi> chief perfumes anoint <FI>themselves<Fi> , And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
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.
With drunkenness and sorrow thou art filled, A cup of astonishment and desolation, The cup of thy sister Samaria.
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
If one is going <FI>with<Fi> the wind, And <FI>with<Fi> falsehood hath lied: `I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people!
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 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. — read the full passage →
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.
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, — read the full passage →
And wine--it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread--the heart of man it supporteth.
And Abigail cometh in unto Nabal, and lo, he hath a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, and the heart of Nabal <FI>is<Fi> glad within him, and he <FI>is<Fi> drunk unto excess, and she hath not declared to him anything, less or more, till the light of the morning.
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 →
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 saith to him, `Every man, at first, the good wine doth set forth; and when they may have drunk freely, then the inferior; thou didst keep the good wine till now.'
And I tread down peoples in mine anger, And I make them drunk in my fury, And I bring down to earth their strength.
He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
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 we, being of the day--let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet--a hope of salvation,
And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, `Do not prophecy!'
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 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 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;
And they cause their father to drink wine on that night; and the first-born goeth in, and lieth with her father, and he hath not known in her lying down, or in her rising up.
No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .
And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen.
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 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 →
for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day.
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. — read the full passage →
A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves <FI>with<Fi> the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.
`Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great--exceeding abundant!'
`They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake--I seek it yet again!'
Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.
and they go out at noon, and Ben-Hadad is drinking--drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings, helping him.
And Hannah answereth and saith, `No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I <FI>am<Fi> , and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;
And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.
By feet trodden down is the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
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 →
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.
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. — read the full passage →
For while princes <FI>are<Fi> perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.
In the way of thy sister thou hast walked, And I have given her cup into thy hand. — read the full passage →
He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me <FI>with<Fi> wormwood.
And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →
And they have drunk, and shaken themselves and shewn themselves foolish, because of the sword that I am sending among them.
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