1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Your Body is a Temple
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
Proverbs 20:1 – The Deception of Wine
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”
Ephesians 5:18 – Filled With the Spirit
“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.”
1 Peter 5:8 – Be Sober-Minded
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
Proverbs 23:29-35 – The Consequences of Drunkenness
“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. ‘They hit me,’ you will say, ‘but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?'”
Galatians 5:19-21 – Works of the Flesh
“The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Proverbs 31:4-7 – Warnings Against Kings and Wine
“It is not for kings, Lemuel — it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish! Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.”
Romans 14:21 – Do Not Cause Others to Stumble
“It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother or sister to stumble.”
Proverbs 31:6-7 – Giving Strong Drink to the Perishing
“Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.”
Proverbs 23:20-21 – Do Not Envy Drunkards
“Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.”
1 Timothy 5:23 – A Little Wine for the Stomach
“Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.”
Matthew 15:11 – It is Not What Goes Into the Mouth
“It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Proverbs 31:4-5 – Give Strong Drink to Those Who are Perishing
“It is not for kings, Lemuel — it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are in anguish!”
Romans 13:13 – Act Properly as in the Day
“Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.”
Proverbs 20:1 – Wine is a Mocker
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”
Proverbs 21:17 – Pleasure Leads to Poverty
“Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.”
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 – Be Sober and Alert
“So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.”
Proverbs 23:32 – In the End, it Bites Like a Snake
“In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.”
Galatians 5:22-23 – The Fruit of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
Proverbs 23:29-30 – Who has Woe?
“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.”
Romans 12:2 – Be Transformed
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Proverbs 23:35 – “When Will I Wake Up?
“They hit me,’ you will say, ‘but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?'”
1 Peter 4:7 – Be Sober for Prayer
“The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.”
Proverbs 23:33 – Your Eyes Will See Strange Sights
“Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things.”
Titus 2:11-12 – The Grace of God Teaches
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.”
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Isaiah 5:11 – Woe to Those Who Are Heroes at Drinking Wine
“Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 – Do Everything for God’s Glory
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
Proverbs 23:29 – When it Sparkles
“Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!”
Proverbs 31:4 – Do Not Crave Beer
“It is not for kings, Lemuel — it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer.”
1 Peter 5:9 – Resist the Devil
“Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
Proverbs 31:3 – Kings Should Avoid Strong Drink
“Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.”
Matthew 11:19 – Jesus Came Eating and Drinking
“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Proverbs 23:31 – Do Not Look at Wine
“Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly!”
1 Peter 4:3 – You Have Spent Enough Time
“For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do — living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.”
Proverbs 20:1 – Be Not Deceived
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”
Proverbs 23:34 – You Will Be Like One Sleeping
“You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.”
1 Corinthians 15:33 – Bad Company Corrupts Good Character
“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'”
Proverbs 31:5 – Lest They Drink and Forget
“Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.”
Proverbs 23:31-32 – Do Not Look at Wine
“Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.”
Deuteronomy 21:20 – Rebellious and Drunkard Son
“They shall say to the elders, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'”
Proverbs 20:2 – The Wrath of a King
“The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.”
Isaiah 28:7 – Priest and Prophet are Drunk
“These also reel with wine and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed by wine, they stagger with strong drink, they reel in vision, they stumble in giving judgment.”