20 Bible Verses about Strong Drink
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Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are bitter.
Never drink beer or wine when you or your sons enter the sacred tent. If you do, you will die right there! This is a long lasting law from generation to generation.
Nazirites must never drink wine, liquor, vinegar made from wine or liquor, or any kind of grape juice. They must never eat fresh grapes or raisins.
He told me I would become pregnant and have a son. He told me: 'Do not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food. This is because the boy is to be dedicated to God as a Nazirite as long as he lives.'
She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine. She must not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food. She must do everything I told her to do.
Use the silver to buy whatever you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, liquor-whatever you choose. Then you and your family will eat and enjoy yourselves there in the presence of Jehovah your God.
If a man who is a constant liar tells a lie saying: 'I will prophesy to you about wine and of strong drink;' he would be the prophet of this people.
Wine is a mocker! Strong drink leads to brawls. He who is intoxicated by it is not wise.
These also stagger from wine and reel from beer. Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine. They reel from beer. They stagger when seeing visions. They stumble when rendering decisions.
Stand still and wonder. Refuse to see and be blind. Get drunk and stagger, but not from wine.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to desire strong drink.
How horrible it will be for those who get up early in the morning to look for a drink and who sit up late at night until they are drunk from wine.
You are doomed! Heroes of the wine bottle! Brave and fearless when it comes to mixing drinks!
Come, each one cries, let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.
They no longer drink wine with a song. The beverage is bitter to its drinkers.
You have not eaten bread. You have not drunk wine or strong drink. This in order that you might know that I am Jehovah your God.
No, I am not drunk, she answered. I have not been drinking! I am desperate. I have prayed and poured out my troubles to Jehovah.
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Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
Nazirites must never drink wine, liquor, vinegar made from wine or liquor, or any kind of grape juice. They must never eat fresh grapes or raisins.
You have not eaten bread. You have not drunk wine or strong drink. This in order that you might know that I am Jehovah your God.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Daniel's temperance principles
Daniel determined in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's special food and wine. He requested permission from the officer in charge that he might not defile himself.
I ate no pleasant bread; neither flesh nor wine entered my mouth. I did not anoint myself at all until three whole weeks were completed.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Brotherly love demands
It is good neither to eat food, nor to drink wine, nor any thing that causes your brother to stumble or be offended and weakened.
If food makes my brother stumble I will eat no food at all so I do not make my brother stumble.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Encouraged upon the priests
Never drink beer or wine when you or your sons enter the sacred tent. If you do, you will die right there! This is a long lasting law from generation to generation.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » The wise man's injunction
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it shines in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » The law of the rechabites
But they answered: No! The ancestor of our clan, Jonadab son of Rechab, made a rule that we must obey. He said: 'Do not ever drink wine
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Rule for kings
It is not for kings, O Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to desire strong drink.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » John the baptist a total abstainer
He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth.