20 Bible Verses about Strong Drink

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are bitter.

Never drink beer or wine when you or your sons enter the sacred tent. If you do, you will die right there! This is a long lasting law from generation to generation.

Nazirites must never drink wine, liquor, vinegar made from wine or liquor, or any kind of grape juice. They must never eat fresh grapes or raisins.

Do not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food.

He told me I would become pregnant and have a son. He told me: 'Do not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food. This is because the boy is to be dedicated to God as a Nazirite as long as he lives.'

She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine. She must not drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food. She must do everything I told her to do.

As the wine offering with the first lamb, pour out at the altar two pints of wine.

Use the silver to buy whatever you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, liquor-whatever you choose. Then you and your family will eat and enjoy yourselves there in the presence of Jehovah your God.

If a man who is a constant liar tells a lie saying: 'I will prophesy to you about wine and of strong drink;' he would be the prophet of this people.

Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

Wine is a mocker! Strong drink leads to brawls. He who is intoxicated by it is not wise.

These also stagger from wine and reel from beer. Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine. They reel from beer. They stagger when seeing visions. They stumble when rendering decisions.

Stand still and wonder. Refuse to see and be blind. Get drunk and stagger, but not from wine.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to desire strong drink.

How horrible it will be for those who get up early in the morning to look for a drink and who sit up late at night until they are drunk from wine.

You are doomed! Heroes of the wine bottle! Brave and fearless when it comes to mixing drinks!

Come, each one cries, let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.

They no longer drink wine with a song. The beverage is bitter to its drinkers.

You have not eaten bread. You have not drunk wine or strong drink. This in order that you might know that I am Jehovah your God.

No, I am not drunk, she answered. I have not been drinking! I am desperate. I have prayed and poured out my troubles to Jehovah.