What does the Bible say about alcohol?

14 verses about alcohol, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

9 booksMost in Proverbs

Bible verses about alcohol

Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 5 votes
Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 4 votes
Proverbs 23:29 — Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 3 votes
Romans 14:21 — 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. 3 votes
1 Timothy 5:23 — Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. 3 votes
Psalms 104:14 — He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 2 votes
Isaiah 5:11 — Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! 2 votes
Isaiah 5:22 — Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 2 votes
Romans 13:13 — Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 6:9 — 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, 2 votes
Galatians 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 2 votes
Galatians 5:21 — 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. 2 votes
1 Timothy 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 2 votes

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Proverbs (2), Isaiah (2), Romans (2), Galatians (2), 1 Timothy (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), 1 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1)

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