20 Bible Verses about Strong Drink

Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

But he said to me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from his birth to the day of his death.

She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.

And the drink-offering of it shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured to the LORD for a drink-offering.

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy household.

If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, saying, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.

But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are overwhelmed with wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

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

Woe to them that rise early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflameth them!

Woe to them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Come ye, say they, I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drank wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drank neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.