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Drunkards » Drunkards, general references to
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.
Drunkenness » Drunks
Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine! And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.
Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat: For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed
For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
And further, these are uncertain through wine, and have gone out of the right way through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are uncertain through strong drink, they are overcome by wine, they have gone out of the way through strong drink; their vision is false, they go wrong in their decisions.
Intemperance » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.
Intoxication » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.
Speaking » Folly in
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows. The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them? It would not be hard for me to say such things if your souls were in my soul's place; joining words together against you, and shaking my head at you:
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.