33 Bible Verses about Drunkenness
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And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.
Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.
envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
“You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you.”’
“Woe to you who make your neighbors drink,
Who mix in your venom even to make them drunk
So as to look on their nakedness!
“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine
And valiant men in mixing strong drink,
For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day;
not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaining?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who has redness of eyes?
Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted,
Who are drunk, but not with wine:
For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.
But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.
and *said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:
The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink,
They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;
They reel while having visions,
They totter when rendering judgment.
From Thematic Bible
Drunkenness » Figurative
And waters of
It is
Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and
You who have
The
'You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.' "Thus says the Lord GOD, 'You will drink your sister's cup, Which is deep and wide You will be laughed at and held in derision; It contains much. 'You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, The cup of horror and desolation, The cup of your sister Samaria. read more.
'You will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw its fragments And tear your breasts; for I have spoken,' declares the Lord GOD.
Drunkenness » Drunks
And whoever
Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them! Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Drunkenness » Not being drunk
When it
When it
Let us
And
Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Do not look on the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly; At the last it bites like a serpent And stings like a viper.
They are confused by wine, they stagger from
They reel while
They totter when rendering judgment.
Drunkenness » Examples of » Other examples
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.
for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and
Drunkenness » Excludes from heaven
envying,
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will
Drunkenness » Avoid those given to
Or with
But
Drunkenness » Who should not drink
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine, Or for rulers to desire strong drink, For they will drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted. Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to him whose life is bitter. read more.
Let him drink and forget his poverty And remember his trouble no more.
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. read more.
He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain, but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Poverty
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
And
Drunkenness » Punishment of
They shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
Awake, drunkards, and weep; And wail, all you wine drinkers, On account of the sweet wine That is cut off from your mouth. For a nation has invaded my land, Mighty and without number; Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, And it has the fangs of a lioness.
Drunkenness » Denunciations against » Those given to
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley Of those who are overcome with wine! Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with His hand. The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot.
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Corinthians
for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and
Drunkenness » Leads to » Woe and sorrow
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Strife
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Elah
His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him Now he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household at Tirzah. Then Zimri went in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and became king in his place.
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Nabal
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Uriah
Now David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he
Drunkenness » Examples of » Nabal
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding
Drunkenness » Examples of » Uriah
Now David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he
Drunkenness » Is a work of the flesh
envying,
Drunkenness » Forbidden
And
Drunkenness » Examples of » benhadad
They went out at noon, while
Drunkenness » Exemplified » benhadad
They went out at noon, while
Drunkenness » Folly of yielding to
And whoever
Drunkenness » Those who encourage
Who mix in your venom even to make them drunk
So as to look on their nakedness!
Drunkenness » Examples of » Watchmen of israel
And
Drunkenness » Examples of » Elah
His servant
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Noah
He drank of the wine and
Drunkenness » Examples of » Noah
He drank of the wine and
Drunkenness » Leads to » Rioting and wantonness
Let us
Drunkenness » False teachers often addicted to
And
Drunkenness » The wicked addicted to
Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. read more.
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.
Drunkenness » Examples of » Ahasuerus
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Hannah
Now it came about, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli was watching her mouth. As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk. Then Eli said to her, "How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you." read more.
But Hannah replied, "No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. "Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."
Drunkenness » Leads to » Contempt of God's works
But they
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Error
They are confused by wine, they stagger from
They reel while
They totter when rendering judgment.
Drunkenness » Is inflaming
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
Drunkenness » Is debasing
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Apostles
But others were mocking and saying, "They are full of sweet wine." But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words. "For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day;
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Belshazzar
They
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ahasuerus
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she was beautiful.
Drunkenness » Overcharges the heart
Drunkenness » Takes away the heart
Drunkenness » Caution against
Drunkenness » Examples of » Kings of israel
He stretched out his hand with
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ben-hadad and his thirty-two confederate kings
They went out at noon, while
Drunkenness » Instances of » Nabal
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding
Drunkenness » Instances of » Uriah
Now David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he
Drunkenness » Leads to » Scorning
He stretched out his hand with
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Jesus
Drunkenness » Instances of » Belshazzar
Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. read more.
They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone. Suddenly the fingers of a man's hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing. Then the king's face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together.
Drunkenness » Instances of » Elah
His servant
Drunkenness » Instances of » Lot
So 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 or when she arose.
Drunkenness » Instances of » Noah
He drank of the wine and
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
And
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
And
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!
Strife » Excited by » Drunkenness
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
Topics on Drunkenness
Accused Of Drunkenness
Deuteronomy 21:20They shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
Drunkenness, Examples Of
Genesis 9:21He drank of the wine and
Drunkenness, Figurative Of
Isaiah 49:26
And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;
And
And your
Drunkenness, Results
Proverbs 21:17
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
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