Sin & Temptation
Bible Verses About drugs and alcohol
16 key scriptures
What does the Bible say about drugs and alcohol? Browse 16 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Ephesians 5:18 |
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| King James (KJV) | “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;” |
16 Key Scriptures
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;”
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”
“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.”
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
1 Peter 5:8KJV
“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
“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”
Isaiah 5:11KJV
“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.”
Isaiah 28:7KJV
“But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. make: or, fulfil”
“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. defile: or, destroy”
“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”
1 Peter 4:7KJV
“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. pleasure: or, sport”
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:”
“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”
Luke 21:34KJV
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