16 Bible Verses about Drunkenness
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And be not drunk with wine, in which there is sottishness, but be filled with the Spirit;
Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
For the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen, when we walked in all impurities, lewd appetites, excess of wine, revels, drinking-bouts, and abominable idolatries;
envyings, murders, drunkenness, revels, and the like of these, concerning which I tell you now, as I have told you already, that they who live in such practices shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts should be overloaded with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the anxious cares of life, and that day should come upon you unawares.
For they who sleep, sleep in the night, and they who are drunken, are drunken in the night;
not addicted to wine, not using hard words or blows, not greedy of base gain; but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
For a bishop ought to be irreproachable, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not irritable, not addicted to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy of filthy lucre;
And no man drinking old wine, immediately desires new: for he saith, The old is better.
and saith to him, Every man at first produces the good wine; and after men have drunk plentifully, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept back the good wine until now.
From Thematic Bible
Drunkenness » Figurative
Drunkenness » Drunks
For they who sleep, sleep in the night, and they who are drunken, are drunken in the night;
Drunkenness » Not being drunk
Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is sottishness, but be filled with the Spirit;
Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Drunkenness » Examples of » Other examples
But if that servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to get drunk;
For one in the eating it taketh before another his own supper: and one is hungry, and another drinks to excess.
Drunkenness » Excludes from heaven
envyings, murders, drunkenness, revels, and the like of these, concerning which I tell you now, as I have told you already, that they who live in such practices shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Drunkenness » Avoid those given to
But now I have written unto you not to associate with him, if any man, professing to be a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one not even to eat.
Drunkenness » Who should not drink
IT is a true saying, If a man seeks the office of a bishop, he desireth a laudable employment. A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching; not addicted to wine, not using hard words or blows, not greedy of base gain; but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; read more.
presiding over his own family with propriety, having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour: for if a man knoweth not how to order his own family, how shall he take proper care of the church of God? Not a new convert, lest he be puffed up, and fall into the devil's crime. He must also have a fair character from those who are without, that he may not fall into reproach, and into the snare of the devil. The deacons also in like manner must be grave, not doubletongued, not addicting themselves to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. And let these also be first proved, and if found blameless, then let them enter on the deacon's office. Their wives in like manner must be grave women, not addicted to scandal, sober, faithful in all things.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Poverty
Drunkenness » Punishment of
Drunkenness » Denunciations against » Those given to
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Corinthians
For one in the eating it taketh before another his own supper: and one is hungry, and another drinks to excess.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Woe and sorrow
Drunkenness » Leads to » Strife
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Elah
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Nabal
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Uriah
Drunkenness » Examples of » Nabal
Drunkenness » Examples of » Uriah
Drunkenness » Is a work of the flesh
envyings, murders, drunkenness, revels, and the like of these, concerning which I tell you now, as I have told you already, that they who live in such practices shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Drunkenness » Forbidden
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is sottishness, but be filled with the Spirit;
Drunkenness » Examples of » benhadad
Drunkenness » Exemplified » benhadad
Drunkenness » Folly of yielding to
Drunkenness » Those who encourage
Drunkenness » Examples of » Watchmen of israel
Drunkenness » Examples of » Elah
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Noah
Drunkenness » Examples of » Noah
Drunkenness » Leads to » Rioting and wantonness
Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
Drunkenness » False teachers often addicted to
Drunkenness » The wicked addicted to
Drunkenness » Examples of » Ahasuerus
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Hannah
Drunkenness » Leads to » Contempt of God's works
Drunkenness » Leads to » Error
Drunkenness » Is inflaming
Drunkenness » Is debasing
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Apostles
But others scoffing said, These men are brimful of sweet wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them; Men of Judea, and all ye who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words: for these men are not, as ye suppose, drunk, for it is only the third hour of the day.
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Belshazzar
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ahasuerus
Drunkenness » Overcharges the heart
But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts should be overloaded with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the anxious cares of life, and that day should come upon you unawares.
Drunkenness » Takes away the heart
Drunkenness » Caution against
But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts should be overloaded with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the anxious cares of life, and that day should come upon you unawares.
Drunkenness » Examples of » Kings of israel
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ben-hadad and his thirty-two confederate kings
Drunkenness » Instances of » Nabal
Drunkenness » Instances of » Uriah
Drunkenness » Leads to » Scorning
Drunkenness » Falsely accused of » Jesus
the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.
Drunkenness » Instances of » Belshazzar
Drunkenness » Instances of » Elah
Drunkenness » Instances of » Lot
Drunkenness » Instances of » Noah
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is derived from » Drunkenness
Strife » Excited by » Drunkenness
Topics on Drunkenness
Accused Of Drunkenness
Matthew 11:19the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.
Drunkenness, Examples Of
1 Corinthians 11:21-22For one in the eating it taketh before another his own supper: and one is hungry, and another drinks to excess.
Drunkenness, Figurative Of
Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.
Drunkenness, Results
Romans 13:13Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
