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

1 Timothy 5:23

Bible References

Be not

and begins to beat his fellow-slaves, and keeps on eating and drinking with those who get drunk,

But if that slave says to himself, my Master is not coming back for a long time, and begins to beat the men and women slaves, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

But ever be on your guard, so that your hearts may not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries, and that day, like a trap, catch you unawares.

Let us live becomingly for people who are in the light of day, not in carousing and drunkenness, nor in sexual immorality and licentiousness, nor in quarreling and jealousy.

Now what I really meant was for you to stop associating with any so-called brother, if he is sexually immoral, a greedy grasper, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler -- with such a person you must even stop eating.

or thieves or greedy graspers for more or drunkards or slanderers or swindlers will not have a share in the kingdom of God.

for each of you is in a rush to eat his own supper, and one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I now warn you, as I have done before, that those who practice such things shall not be heirs of the kingdom of God.

For those who sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunken at night,

Excess

A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of your greed and self-indulgence.

For the time that is past is enough for you to have accomplished what the heathen like to do, leading lives that are steeped in sensuality, lustful desires, drunkenness, carousing, revelry, dissipation, and idolatry that leads to lawlessness,

But

So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who continue to ask Him?"

But others in derision were saying, "They are running over with new wine."

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. So a large number of people were united to the Lord.

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

General references

Stop drinking water only, but take a little wine to strengthen your stomach and relieve its frequent attacks.