Ephesians 5:18

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Ephesians 5:18

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Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Be not

Excess

Matthew 23:25

1 Peter 4:3

But

General references

Bible References

Be not

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

Come, let us make our father drink wine, and let us lie with him that we may preserve our family through our father.”

They shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard.’

Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the

song of the drunkards.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

Let us

behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler—not even to eat with such a one.

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.

Excess

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles,

having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.

But

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.

“Draw me after you and let us run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
“We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”

And your

mouth like the best wine!”

“It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

The Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain;

A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow,
And refined, aged wine.

“Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money come, buy and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk

Without money and without cost.

The Lord of hosts will defend them.

And they will devour and trample on the sling stones;
And they will drink and be boisterous as with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin,
Drenched like the corners of the altar.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

General references

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Let him drink and forget his poverty
And remember his trouble no more.

They do not drink wine with song;

Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.