36 Bible Verses about Alcohol Consumption

And wine which makes man's heart glad. That he may make his face shine with oil, and food, which sustains man's heart.

Do not drink water any longer, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your many infirmities.

After Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of barley. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

He will love you, bless you, and increase the number of your descendants. He will bless you with children. He will bless your land with produce: grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will bless your herds with calves, and your flocks with lambs and kids. This will all happen in the land Jehovah will give you, as he swore to your fathers.

Use the silver to buy whatever you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, liquor-whatever you choose. Then you and your family will eat and enjoy yourselves there in the presence of Jehovah your God.

A curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are found guilty. Therefore, those living on the earth are burned, and few men are left. The new wine mourns, the vine decays and the merry-hearted sigh.

They served drinks in gold vessels. Every vessel was different. The king freely gave wine from the kingdom. The drinking was in keeping with the law. No one was forced: for the king gave orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.

While they were drinking wine the king said to Esther: What is your prayer? For it will be given to you. What is your request? For it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.

You are doomed! Heroes of the wine bottle! Brave and fearless when it comes to mixing drinks!

Instead there was joy and festivity, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

The new wine mourns, the vine decays and the merry-hearted sigh. The joyful sound of tambourines ceases. The noise of revelers and the delight of the harp cease. They no longer drink wine with a song. The beverage is bitter to its drinkers.read more.
The ruined city lies desolate. The entrance to every house is barred and none may enter. In the streets they cry out for wine. Joy turns to gloom and rejoicing is banished from the earth. The city is left in ruins; its gate is battered to pieces. So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.

In the streets they cry out for wine. Joy turns to gloom and rejoicing is banished from the earth.

Jesus answered: Whoever drinks from this water will thirst again. But whoever drinks from the water that I give him will never thirst. The water that I will give him will be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

He went to him and bandaged his wounds pouring oil and wine on them. He set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn to take care of him.

The drinking was in keeping with the law. No one was forced: for the king gave orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.

Then he took a cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying: Drink it all. This is (represents) (means) (exemplifies) my blood of the covenant, poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

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.

Wine is a mocker! Strong drink leads to brawls. He who is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Do not get drunk with wine, for that is a public act of violence, but be filled with the Spirit.

envies, drunkenness, revelries, and things like these. I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that those who practice such things would not inherit the kingdom of God.

None of the priests may drink wine when they enter the inner courtyard.

Their drink (wheat beer) has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.

Awake, you drunkards, and weep! Wail you drinkers of wine. The sweet wine is removed from your mouth.

But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying: 'Do Not Prophesy!'

If a man who is a constant liar tells a lie saying: 'I will prophesy to you about wine and of strong drink;' he would be the prophet of this people.

Hear this word you cows of Bashan who live on the mountain of Samaria. You oppress the poor. You crush the needy. You say to your masters (husbands) (lords), Bring us drink.

Aged women likewise should be reverent in behavior and teachers of that which is good. They should not be slanderers nor enslaved to too much wine.

There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee on the third day. The mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the marriage feast. They ran out of wine. So the mother of Jesus said to him: They have no wine.read more.
Jesus said to her: Woman what have I to do with you? My hour has not arrived. His mother told the servants to do whatever he says. Six stone water jars were placed there to honor purification rules of the Jews. Each contained more than twenty gallons. Jesus said to them: Fill the jars with water. They filled them to the brim. Draw some out, he said, and take it to the master of the feast. So they drew some out. The master of the feast did not know about the water turned into wine. He tasted it and called the bridegroom. He said to him: Every man sets out the good wine first. When the men have drunk freely the lower quality wine is served. You have kept the good wine until now. This was the first miracle Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. It gave evidence of his glory and his disciples believed in him.

There was a man named Manoah from the town of Zorah. He was a member of the tribe of Dan. His wife was not able to have children. Jehovah's angel appeared to her and said: You have not been able to have children, but you will become pregnant and have a son. Do not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food.read more.
After your son is born never cut his hair. This is because from the day of his birth he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite. He will begin the work of delivering Israel from the Philistines.

He told me I would become pregnant and have a son. He told me: 'Do not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food. This is because the boy is to be dedicated to God as a Nazirite as long as he lives.'

Noah's sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth. Noah, a man of the soil, planted a vineyard.read more.
He drank some of its wine. He became drunk and lay undressed inside his tent. Ham, father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders. Then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness. Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him. He (Noah) said: Canaan is cursed! He will be a lowly slave to his brothers. He also said: Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend the territory of Japheth. And may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.

Wine is treacherous and never allows an arrogant man to rest. He never stays home. He has a large appetite like the grave. Like death he is never satisfied. He gathers all nations and collects all the people.

Woe to anyone who gives his neighbors drink and empties his bottle. He makes them drunk and then looks on their nakedness.

You sow much and reap little. You eat but you do not have enough! You drink and yet you are not filled. You clothe yourselves but you are not warm. You earns wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.

Neither do men put new wine in old wineskins. The skins burst and the wine is lost. They put new wine in fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

No man puts new wine into old wineskins. The skins will burst and the wine and the skins will be wasted. New wine has to be put into new wine skins.