31 Bible Verses about Alcoholic Beverages

as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.

let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

Then you may spend the money however you wish for cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or whatever you desire. You and your household may eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and enjoy it.

Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.

(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)

he must separate himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.

Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

"Do not drink wine or strong drink, you and your sons with you, when you enter into the Meeting Tent, so that you do not die, which is a perpetual statute throughout your generations,

Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

But they answered, "We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, 'You and your children must never drink wine.

"You who force your neighbor to drink wine are as good as dead -- you who make others intoxicated by forcing them to drink from the bowl of your furious anger, so you can look at their genitals.

They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

"'And its drink offering must be one quarter of a hin for each lamb. You must pour out the strong drink as a drink offering to the Lord in the holy place.

And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

He said to me, 'Look, you will conceive and have a son. So now, do not drink wine or beer and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. For the child will be dedicated to God from birth till the day he dies.'"

When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.

No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.

Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world? "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"

I tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

So that night they made their father drunk with wine, and the older daughter came and had sexual relations with her father. But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up.

You have eaten no bread and drunk no wine or beer -- all so that you might know that I am the Lord your God!

He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.

She should not drink anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. She should obey everything I commanded her to do."

For the Lord says, "If even those who did not deserve to drink from the cup of my wrath must drink from it, do you think you will go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, but must certainly drink from the cup of my wrath.