31 Bible Verses about Alcoholic Beverages
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And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
And with the money get whatever you have a desire for, oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your soul's desire may be: and make a feast there before the Lord your God, and be glad, you and all your house;
Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.
He is to keep himself from wine and strong drink, and take no mixed wine or strong drink or any drink made from grapes, or any grapes, green or dry.
Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations.
Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.
For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.
But they said, We will take no wine: for Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, gave us orders, saying, You are to take no wine, you or your sons, for ever:
A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!
There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
And for its drink offering take the fourth part of a hin for one lamb: in the holy place let the wine be drained out for a drink offering for the Lord.
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.
What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.
If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands,
But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
And that night they made their father take much wine; and the older daughter went into his bed; and he had no knowledge of when she went in or when she went away.
You have had no bread, or wine, or strong drink: so that you might see that I am the Lord your God.
Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.
They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
She is to have nothing which comes from the vine for her food, and let her take no wine or strong drink or anything which is unclean; let her take care to do all I have given her orders to do.
For the Lord has said, Those for whom the cup was not made ready will certainly be forced to take of it; and are you to go without punishment? you will not be without punishment, but will certainly be forced to take from the cup.