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What does the Bible say about drinking in moderation?

12 verses about drinking in moderation, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about drinking in moderation

Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 5 votes
Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 4 votes
1 Timothy 5:23 — Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. 4 votes
1 Timothy 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 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
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? 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 55:1 — Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 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. 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 3:3 — Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 2 votes
1 Peter 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 2 votes

Where these verses are

1 Timothy (3), Proverbs (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Romans (1), Galatians (1), Ephesians (1), 1 Peter (1)

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