Thematic Bible: In excess
Thematic Bible
Wine » In excess » Impairs the health
And it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.
Wine » In excess » Leads to sorrow and contention
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.
Wine » In excess » Leads to remorse
See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright. Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.
Wine » In excess » Impairs the judgment and memory
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink. Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
Wine » In excess » Forbidden
and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,
Wine » In excess » Infuriates the temper
Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
Wine » In excess » Inflames the passions
Woe to those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!