Thematic Bible: Drunkards examples of
Thematic Bible
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » In eating
And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.
Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Whatever is sold in the provision market, that eat, asking no question for conscience' sake:
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if received with thanksgiving:
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Excess, general references to
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
He who keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day-time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
For while they are folded together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Other examples
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken?
For in eating every one taketh before another his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Nabal
And Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Uriah
And when David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk: and at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » benhadad
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Watchmen of israel
Come ye, say they, I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Elah
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Noah
And he drank the wine, and was drunken, and he was uncovered within his tent.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Ahasuerus
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Kings of israel
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.