Thus it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee;

Made

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

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!

Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the fertile valley
Of those who are overcome with wine!

“Woe to you who make your neighbors drink,
Who mix in your venom even to make them drunk
So as to look on their nakedness!

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

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.

He stretched

Now when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him.” But his hand which he stretched out against him dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.

With scorners

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the

path of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

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

song of the drunkards.

He who walks with wise men will be wise,

But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?

They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.

General references

Can a man take fire in his bosom
And his clothes not be burned?

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,