Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
So then, be careful and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean,
[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers.
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.
Then Yahweh spoke to Aaron, saying, "You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to [the] tent of assembly, so that you will not die--[it is] a lasting statute for your generations-- and to distinguish between the holy and the unholy, as well as between the unclean and the clean,
he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes. All the days of his separation you will not eat from anything that is made from the grapevine, from sour grapes to the skin [of grapes].
And the angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "Let the woman be attentive to all that I said. She should not eat of anything that comes from the vine, or drink wine or strong drink, or eat anything unclean; she should keep all that I commanded."
There were no restrictions on the drinking, for the king had instructed every official of his palace to do as each one pleased.
Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of {their meat}.
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly. {In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.
But they answered, "We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, {saying}, 'You shall not drink wine, you or your children, {forever}. And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard, and it shall not be for you, but in tents you shall live all your days, so that you may live many days on the surface of the land where you [are] dwelling as aliens.' And we obeyed the voice of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,
"The words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, that he commanded his descendants to not drink, have been carried out, and they have not drunk until this day, for they have obeyed the command of their ancestor. But {I have spoken to you over and over again}, and you have not listened to me.
Adder » A venomous serpent
Dan shall be a serpent on the way, a viper on the road that bites the heels of a horse, so that its rider falls backward.
You will tread on lion and viper; you will trample young lion and serpent.
Their venom [is] like snake venom; [They are] like a deaf viper that closes its ear
They sharpen their tongue as [sharp as] a snake's; [the] venom of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah
Asp » Injurious effects of wine
or adder Asp » (venom of), of injurious effects of wine
Chastity » Drunkenness destructive to
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly. {In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will speak perverse things.
Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly. {In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.
And these also stagger because of wine and stagger because of strong drink; priest and prophet stagger because of strong drink; they are confused because of wine. They stagger because of strong drink; they err in vision. They stagger [in the] rendering of a decision,
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Adder or asp
You will tread on lion and viper; you will trample young lion and serpent.
Their venom [is] like snake venom; [They are] like a deaf viper that closes its ear
Serpent » Venom of
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly. {In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.
Their venom [is] like snake venom; [They are] like a deaf viper that closes its ear
They sharpen their tongue as [sharp as] a snake's; [the] venom of a viper [is] under their lips. Selah
[They will become] weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with [the] poison of [the] creeping [things] in [the] dust;
He, in turn, shook off the creature into the fire [and] suffered no harm. But they were expecting [that] he was going to swell up or suddenly to fall down dead. So [after] they had waited for a long [time] and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds [and] began saying [that] he was a god.
Serpents » Illustrative » (poisonous bite of,) of baneful effects of wine
For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them
Wine » Fermented
he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes.
You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine and strong drink, so that you may know that I [am] Yahweh your God.
"You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to [the] tent of assembly, so that you will not die--[it is] a lasting statute for your generations--
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly. {In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. {Otherwise} the wine will burst the wineskins and the wine is destroyed and the wineskins [too]. But new wine [is put] into new wineskins."
The libation with it [will be] a fourth of a liquid measure for each male lamb; in the sanctuary you will pour out the libation of fermented drink for Yahweh.
You may spend the money for anything {that you desire}, for oxen or for sheep or for wine or for strong drink or for anything {that you desire}, and you shall eat [it] there {before} Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
Wine » In excess » Leads to remorse
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it {sparkles} on the cup, going down smoothly. {In the end}, it will bite like a serpent, and it will sting like an adder.