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 got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

Come, let's make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."

and they shall tell 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."

Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,

But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

"So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.

envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

Excess

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

But

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.

Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.

In this mountain, Yahweh of Armies will make all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of choice wines, of fat things full of marrow, of well refined choice wines.

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

Yahweh of Armies will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, 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?"

Others, mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine."

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

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

General references

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.