5 Bible Verses about Sobriety

Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly.

Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,

Now the end of all [things] draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for [your] prayers.

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers. Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the {afflicted}. Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}. read more.
He will drink and forget his poverty, and his misery he will not remember [any] more.

The saying [is] trustworthy: if anyone aspires to supervision, he desires a good work. Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching, not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money, read more.
managing his own household well, having children in submission with all dignity (but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), not newly converted, lest he become conceited [and] fall into the condemnation of the devil. But [he] must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil. Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain, holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience, and these also must be tested first; then let them serve [if they] are above reproach. The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].

But you, speak [the things] which are fitting for sound instruction. Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, [and] in endurance. Older women likewise [are to be] reverent in [their] behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, read more.
in order that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands [and to] love their children, [to be] self-controlled, pure, busy at home, good, being subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of God may not be slandered. Likewise, exhort the young men to be self-controlled, concerning everything showing yourself [to be] an example of good deeds, in your teaching [demonstrating] soundness, dignity, sound message beyond reproach, in order that {an opponent} may be put to shame, [because he] has nothing bad to say concerning us. Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back, not stealing, but demonstrating all good faith, in order that they may do credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,

But [because] we are of the day, we must be sober, [by] putting on the breastplate of faith and love and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation,

So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.

Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Therefore, {when you have prepared your minds for action} [by] being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Now the end of all [things] draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for [your] prayers.

So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.

but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,

Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching, not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,

Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching, not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,

The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].

Likewise also the women should adorn themselves in appropriate clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold jewelry or pearls or expensive clothing,

training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,

Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Now the end of all [things] draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for [your] prayers.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of yourself than what one ought to think, but to think {sensibly}, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each one.

Now the end of all [things] draws near. Therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for [your] prayers.

training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,

in order that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands [and to] love their children,

Likewise, exhort the young men to be self-controlled,

Older men are to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, [and] in endurance.

The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].