31 Bible Verses about Alcoholic Beverages

And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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

And you shall bestow that money for whatsoever your soul desires, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever your soul desires: and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,

Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works.

Drink no longer water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent illnesses.

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 juice of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

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

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

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

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons forever:

Woe unto him that gives his neighbor drink, that presses your wineskin to him, and makes him drunk also, that you may look on his nakedness!

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

And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shall you cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

But he said unto me, Behold, you shall 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 the womb to the day of his death.

And he drank of the wine, and was drunk; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

What? have you not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise you the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

Therefore if you be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are you subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not;

But I say unto you, I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

You have not eaten bread, neither have you drunk wine or strong drink: that you might know that I am the LORD your God.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet wine, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be you grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

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

For thus says the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk; and are you he that shall altogether go unpunished? you shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink of it.