Thematic Bible: In excess


Thematic Bible



Prostitution, wine and new wine take away the understanding. Verse ConceptsAlcoholIntoxicationEffect Of WineBeing Without Understanding

In the morning after the effects of the wine wore off his wife told him what had happened. Nabal had a stroke. He could not move. Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman EmotionSick Individuals

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has discord? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who stay long at the wine. They seek mixed wine.

Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it shines in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to desire strong drink. They will drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.