The Bible teaches moderation and self-control in the consumption of intoxicating beverages. According to Ephesians, believers are to be filled with the Spirit, not drunk with wine, emphasizing the importance of a clear mind and a sober lifestyle. Proverbs warns that wine is a mocker, highlighting the dangers of excessive drinking, while 1 Peter urges vigilance and sobriety in the face of spiritual threats. Additionally, scriptures like Galatians and 1 Timothy caution against the destructive nature of drunkenness and offer guidance for responsible behavior.
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast: “They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.