Sin & Temptation

Bible Verses About drunkards

15 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about drunkards. This collection of 15 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: 1 Corinthians 6:9
King James (KJV)Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

15 Key Scriptures

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! overcome: Heb. broken
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh
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
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; holiness: or, holy women false: or, one who foments strife

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