Isaiah 5:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Rise

Inflame

Isaiah 28:7

Proverbs 20:1

Proverbs 23:32

General references

Isaiah 24:9

Bible References

Rise

Woe be unto them that are cunning men to sup out wine and expert to set up drunkenness.

Woe be to the crown of pride, even to the drunken people of Ephraim, whose great pomp is as a flower that fadeth away upon the head of the valley of such as be in wealth, and are overladen with wine.

Where is woe? Where is sorrow? Where is strife? Where is brawling? Where are wounds without cause? Where be red eyes?

Woe be unto thee, O thou realm and land, whose king is but a child, and whose princes are early at their banquets.

Even so goeth it this day with our kings and princes, for they begin to be wood drunken through wine: they use familiarity with such as deceive them.

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, to get him wrathful displeasure for his drunkenness: that he may see his privities.

Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcome with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this world: and that, that day come on you unawares.

Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying:

neither thieves, neither the covetous, neither drunkards, neither cursed speakers, neither extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God.

envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Therefore let us not sleep as do others: but let us watch and be sober.

Inflame

But they go wrong by the reason of wine, they fall and stagger because of strong drink. Yea even the priests and prophets themselves go amiss, they are drunken with wine, and weak brained through strong drink. They fail in prophesying, and stumble in judgment.

Wine is a voluptuous thing, and drunkenness causes sedition; whoso delighteth therein, shall never be wise.

It goeth down softly; but at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth as an adder.

General references

there shall no more wine be drunk with mirth, the beer shall be bitter to them that drink it;