11 Bible Verses about Alcohol Abuse

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Zoar. And he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. And the firstborn said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on the earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lay with him, that we may preserve seed by our father.read more.
And they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. And he did not know when she lay down, nor when she arose. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said to the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also, and go thou in, and lay with him, that we may preserve seed by our fath And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him. And he did not know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of those who are overcome with wine! Behold, LORD has a mighty and strong one. As a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast down to the earth with the hand. The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot.

Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not led astray. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate men, nor homosexuals, nor greedy men, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the slanderous, nor the predatory will inherit the kingdom of God.

And do not become intoxicated with wine, during which is debauchery, but be filled in Spirit,

nor greedy men, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the slanderous, nor the predatory will inherit the kingdom of God.

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up of wine. They stagger with strong drink; they err in vision; they stumble in judgment. For all tables are full of vomit, filthiness, no place [clean].

Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink,

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.