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

1 Peter 4:3

But

General references

Bible References

Be not

He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.

Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father."

and they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'

I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,

Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!

and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards,

But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

"But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.

Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy.

But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler--not even to eat with such a one.

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

For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk.

envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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

Excess

For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.

But

Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers.We will exult and rejoice in you; 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, gliding over lips and teeth.

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.

"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

The LORD of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

But others mocking said, "They are filled with new wine."

for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added 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 led astray by it is not wise.

let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

No more do they drink wine with singing; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

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