31 Bible Verses about Alcoholic Beverages

wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.

Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty
and remember his trouble no more.

Give beer to one who is dying
and wine to one whose life is bitter.

You may spend the money on anything you want: cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or anything you desire. You are to feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your family.

Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Don’t continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

he is to abstain from wine and beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from beer. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.

Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;

It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
who are fearless at mixing beer,

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.

But they replied, “We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: ‘You and your sons must never drink wine.

Woe to him who gives his neighbors drink,
pouring out your wrath
and even making them drunk,
in order to look at their nakedness!

They no longer sing and drink wine;
beer is bitter to those who drink it.

The drink offering is to be a quart with each lamb. Pour out the offering of beer to the Lord in the sanctuary area.

And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

He said to me, ‘You will conceive and give birth to a son. Therefore, do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from birth until the day of his death.’”

He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Don’t you have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you look down on the church of God and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you for this!

If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: “Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch”?

But I tell you, from this moment I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it in a new way in My Father’s kingdom with you.”

So they got their father to drink wine that night, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.

you did not eat bread or drink wine or beer—so that you might know that I am Yahweh your God.

Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold.”

they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when He tasted it, He would not drink it.

She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine or drink wine or beer. And she must not eat anything unclean. Your wife must do everything I have commanded her.”

“For this is what the Lord says: If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not remain unpunished, for you must drink it too.