35 Bible Verses about drunkards
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Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.
For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed
Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing.
Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:
For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;
And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;
Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.
I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.
The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.
Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!
The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.
And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.
Be surprised and full of wonder; let your eyes be covered and be blind: be overcome, but not with wine; go with uncertain steps, but not because of strong drink.
Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,
Then you are to say to them, The Lord has said, I will make all the people of this land, even the kings seated on David's seat, and the priests and the prophets and all the people of Jerusalem, overcome with strong drink.
Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
The earth will be moving uncertainly, like a man overcome by drink; it will be shaking like a tent; and the weight of its sin will be on it, crushing it down so that it will not get up again.
The Lord has sent among them a spirit of error: and by them Egypt is turned out of the right way in all her doings, as a man overcome by wine is uncertain in his steps.
For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;
Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
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!
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
They go feeling about in the dark without light, wandering without help like those overcome with wine.
For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.
Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
They have overcome me, you will say, and I have no pain; they gave me blows without my feeling them: when will I be awake from my wine? I will go after it again.
But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;
From Thematic Bible
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Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!
The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.