Intoxication

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? — read the full passage →

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

“Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!

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

He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.

He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth: — read the full passage →

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. — read the full passage →

But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:

Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her sexual immorality.”

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

“Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

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

They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

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

It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: — read the full passage →

“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’

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

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken. Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, — read the full passage →

Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.”

and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies: “I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink”; he would be the prophet of this people.

who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

Thus says Yahweh, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.

“Come,” say they, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, great beyond measure.”

They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment. — read the full passage →

It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’

They went out at noon. But Ben Hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings who helped him.

Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing:

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. — read the full passage →

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. — read the full passage →

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

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

His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up. — read the full passage →

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

“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 anything.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.

Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.” — read the full passage →

came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.

For thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it.

The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden under foot.

Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path! — read the full passage →