17 Bible Verses about Drinking Wine
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And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.
No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
Then the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered by waving and the thigh offered by lifting up; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.’
As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”
Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.
“On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar,
And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls
While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils,
Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You shall not prophesy!’
“Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel,
And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.
Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles.
