6 Bible Verses about Intoxication
Most Relevant Verses
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes?
Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.
From Thematic Bible
Intoxication » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
The splendid crown of Ephraim's drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.
Surely they will be totally consumed like entangled thorn bushes, like the drink of drunkards, like very dry stubble.
Intoxication » Examples of » Other examples
and they cast lots for my people. They traded a boy for a prostitute; they sold a little girl for wine so they could drink.
But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master is delayed in returning,' and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,
For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.
Intoxication » Examples of » Nabal
When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning's light.
Intoxication » Examples of » Uriah
Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.
Intoxication » Examples of » benhadad
They marched out at noon, while Ben Hadad and the thirty-two kings allied with him were drinking heavily in their quarters.
Intoxication » Examples of » Watchmen of israel
Each one says, 'Come on, I'll get some wine! Let's guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We'll have everything we want!'
Intoxication » Examples of » Elah
His servant Zimri, a commander of half of his chariot force, conspired against him. While Elah was drinking heavily at the house of Arza, who supervised the palace in Tirzah,
Intoxication » Examples of » Noah
Intoxication » Examples of » Ahasuerus
On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,
Intoxication » Examples of » Kings of israel
At the celebration of their king, his princes become inflamed with wine; they conspire with evildoers.