31 Bible Verses about Alcoholic Beverages

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy household.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thy frequent infirmities.

He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

Woe to him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

And the drink-offering of it shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured to the LORD for a drink-offering.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

But he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from his birth to the day of his death.

And he drank the wine, and was drunken, and he was uncovered within his tent.

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

Wherefore, if ye are dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not;

But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born went in and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drank wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.

Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our Lord: neither be ye sad; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted of it, he would not drink.

She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.

For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drank; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.