40 Bible Verses about alcoholism

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

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

“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”

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

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

“Then you are to say to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you.

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

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.

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

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

Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

Woe to those who rise early in the morning
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.

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

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

“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the Lord.

When you eat and drink, don’t you eat and drink simply for yourselves?

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

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

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

It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.

People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

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

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.

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.

“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.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

In the end it bites like a snake
and stings like a viper.

Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,

and scolded her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

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.’”

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.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.

It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.

Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,
when it gleams in the cup
and goes down smoothly.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?
Who has wounds for no reason?
Who has red eyes?

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.