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Bible Verses About drink

12 key scriptures

What does the Bible say about drink? Browse 12 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Proverbs 20:1
King James (KJV)Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

12 Key Scriptures

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! inflame: of, pursue
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. honestly: or, decently
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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 swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

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