16 Bible Verses about Drunkenness
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Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in the Spirit,
Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;
For the time past of life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we spent our life in lasciviousness, lusts, hard drinking, revelry, banqueting, and abominable idol worship.
envy, drunkenness, revellings, and things like these. I tell you beforehand, as I have already told you, that those who practise such sins shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.
For those who are sleeping, sleep in the night, and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night.
"These men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only nine o'clock in the morning.
or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;
"And no man after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, "The old is better.""
"Everybody serves first the good wine, and when people have drunk freely, the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."
From Thematic Bible
Drunkenness » Figurative
Drunkenness » Drunks
For those who are sleeping, sleep in the night, and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night.
Drunkenness » Not being drunk
Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;
Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in the Spirit,
Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Drunkenness » Examples of » Other examples
"But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master delays his coming,' and should begin to beat the men and the maids, and to eat and drink and to get drunk,
for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.
Drunkenness » Excludes from heaven
envy, drunkenness, revellings, and things like these. I tell you beforehand, as I have already told you, that those who practise such sins shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
Drunkenness » Avoid those given to
But what I wrote was that you were not to associate with any so-called brother who is immoral, or avaricious, or idolatrous, or abusive, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. No, with such persons do not even sit at table.
Drunkenness » Who should not drink
This is a faithful saying, "If any man is seeking the office of a minister he is aspiring to a noble task." The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching; no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money-lover; read more.
he should be a man who rules his own household well, and keeps his children ever under control and thoroughly well behaved. For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he take charge of a church of God? He must not be a recent convert, lest he be blinded with pride, and incur the doom of the devil. He should also have a good reputation among outsiders, lest he fall into reproach, and into a snare of the devil. Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. They should first be tested, and after that, if they are found irreproachable, let them serve as deacons. Deaconesses likewise must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Poverty
Drunkenness » Punishment of
Drunkenness » Denunciations against » Those given to
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Corinthians
for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.
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
envy, drunkenness, revellings, and things like these. I tell you beforehand, as I have already told you, that those who practise such sins shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Drunkenness » Forbidden
Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in 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 live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;
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 were saying with jeer, "These men are full of sweet wine." Then Peter, with the Eleven, stood up and addresses them in a loud voice. "Men of Judea and dwellers in Jerusalem, have no doubt about this matter, but listen to what I say. "These men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only nine o'clock in the morning.
Drunkenness » Exemplified » Belshazzar
Drunkenness » Instances of » Ahasuerus
Drunkenness » Overcharges the heart
"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.
Drunkenness » Takes away the heart
Drunkenness » Caution against
"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.
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
and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."
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 11:19and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."
Drunkenness, Examples Of
1 Corinthians 11:21-22for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.
Drunkenness, Figurative Of
Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus, and I wondered with a great wonder.
Drunkenness, Results
Romans 13:13Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;
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