16 Bible Verses about Drunkenness
Most Relevant Verses
do not drink to excess, for that tends to dissoluteness, but be regal'd with spiritual entertainments:
let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.
for the time past of your lives may suffice, to have liv'd in conformity to the Gentile customs, in impurity, licentiousness, sottishness, in dissolute festivals, and the criminal rites of idolaters.
drunkenness, revellings, and such like, concerning which I forewarn you now, as heretofore I have done, that they who practise such vices, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
set a guard upon yourselves, that ye be not stupified by surfeiting and drunkenness, or by the disquietudes of this life, and so that day come upon you with a surprize.
they that are sober take their rest in the night, whilst they that are sots, are drunk in the night:
not given to wine or violence, but of a gentle temper, averse to contention and avarice: a master of economy,
nor thieves, nor misers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor raparees, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not morose, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not desirous of unlawful gain.
so no-body that has been drinking old wine, will immediately call for new: for 'tis his maxim, "the old is best."
and said to him, 'tis usual to present the best wine first, and afterwards the worse, when the guests have drank pretty freely: but you have reserved the best wine to the last.
From Thematic Bible
Drunkenness » Figurative
Drunkenness » Drunks
they that are sober take their rest in the night, whilst they that are sots, are drunk in the night:
Drunkenness » Not being drunk
let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.
do not drink to excess, for that tends to dissoluteness, but be regal'd with spiritual entertainments:
Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Drunkenness » Examples of » Other examples
but if the servant should say within himself, my master delays his return; and fall a beating his fellow-servants, indulging himself in eating and drinking to excess.
for in eating every one strives to take his own supper first, and while one is hungry, another is surfeited.
Drunkenness » Excludes from heaven
drunkenness, revellings, and such like, concerning which I forewarn you now, as heretofore I have done, that they who practise such vices, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
nor thieves, nor misers, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor raparees, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Drunkenness » Avoid those given to
but my meaning was, not to keep company with any christian known to be vicious, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, no not even to eat with such a one.
Drunkenness » Who should not drink
He that aspires to be a bishop, desires an office that is honourable. a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching: not given to wine or violence, but of a gentle temper, averse to contention and avarice: a master of economy, read more.
obliging his children to behave with decorum. for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God? nor must he be a new convert; for fear he should be elated with pride, and so involve himself in the same ruin as the devil. besides, he ought to stand fair in the opinion of unbelievers, lest he fall into disgrace, and the ambushes of the accuser. The deacons too must be grave, not double tongued, not addicted to drinking, or sordid gain, but by their integrity maintain the reverence due to the gospel. let them be first examin'd, and if they are without reproach, let them enter upon their office. their wives must be likewise grave, free from scandal, sober, and always faithful.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Poverty
Drunkenness » Punishment of
Drunkenness » Denunciations against » Those given to
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Corinthians
for in eating every one strives to take his own supper first, and while one is hungry, another is surfeited.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Woe and sorrow
Drunkenness » Leads to » Strife
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Elah
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Nabal
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Uriah
Drunkenness » Examples of » Nabal
Drunkenness » Examples of » Uriah
Drunkenness » Is a work of the flesh
drunkenness, revellings, and such like, concerning which I forewarn you now, as heretofore I have done, that they who practise such vices, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Drunkenness » Forbidden
do not drink to excess, for that tends to dissoluteness, but be regal'd with spiritual entertainments:
Drunkenness » Examples of » benhadad
Drunkenness » Exemplified » benhadad
Drunkenness » Folly of yielding to
Drunkenness » Those who encourage
Drunkenness » Examples of » Watchmen of israel
Drunkenness » Examples of » Elah
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Noah
Drunkenness » Examples of » Noah
Drunkenness » Leads to » Rioting and wantonness
let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.
Drunkenness » False teachers often addicted to
Drunkenness » The wicked addicted to
Drunkenness » Examples of » Ahasuerus
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Hannah
Drunkenness » Leads to » Contempt of God's works
Drunkenness » Leads to » Error
Drunkenness » Is inflaming
Drunkenness » Is debasing
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Apostles
others in derision said, these men are full of sweet wine. But Peter standing up with the eleven, and raising his voice, said to them, ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and observe what I say. these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is but the third hour of the day.
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Belshazzar
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ahasuerus
Drunkenness » Overcharges the heart
set a guard upon yourselves, that ye be not stupified by surfeiting and drunkenness, or by the disquietudes of this life, and so that day come upon you with a surprize.
Drunkenness » Takes away the heart
Drunkenness » Caution against
set a guard upon yourselves, that ye be not stupified by surfeiting and drunkenness, or by the disquietudes of this life, and so that day come upon you with a surprize.
Drunkenness » Examples of » Kings of israel
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ben-hadad and his thirty-two confederate kings
Drunkenness » Instances of » Nabal
Drunkenness » Instances of » Uriah
Drunkenness » Leads to » Scorning
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Jesus
the son of man does not abstain from eating and drinking, and they cry there's a glutton, and a sot, a friend of publicans and sinners: "but wisdom is justified by her children."
Drunkenness » Instances of » Belshazzar
Drunkenness » Instances of » Elah
Drunkenness » Instances of » Lot
Drunkenness » Instances of » Noah
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
Strife » Excited by » Drunkenness
Topics on Drunkenness
Accused Of Drunkenness
Matthew 11:19the son of man does not abstain from eating and drinking, and they cry there's a glutton, and a sot, a friend of publicans and sinners: "but wisdom is justified by her children."
Drunkenness, Examples Of
1 Corinthians 11:21-22for in eating every one strives to take his own supper first, and while one is hungry, another is surfeited.
Drunkenness, Figurative Of
Revelation 17:6and I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondred with great admiration.
Drunkenness, Results
Romans 13:13let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.
