17 Bible Verses about Drinking Wine

And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

cream from the herd and milk from the flock,
with the fat of lambs,
rams from Bashan, and goats,
with the choicest grains of wheat;
you drank wine from the finest grapes.

I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

Don’t continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

The priest is to wave them as a presentation offering before the Lord. It is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the presentation offering and the thigh of the contribution. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.

While drinking the wine, the king asked Esther, “Whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be done.”

King Belshazzar held a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.

They drank the wine and praised their gods made of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

They stretch out beside every altar
on garments taken as collateral,
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.

They drink wine by the bowlful
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”

I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel.
They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,
plant vineyards and drink their wine,
make gardens and eat their produce.

Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble.