What does the Bible say about drinking?

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

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Bible verses about drinking

Ephesians 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 7 votes
Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 6 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: 5 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. 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
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
Proverbs 31:6 — Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 3 votes
Matthew 11:18 — For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 3 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. 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
Luke 21:34 — 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. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 6:10 — Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 2 votes
Titus 2:3 — The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 2 votes
Hebrews 10:26 — For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 2 votes
1 Peter 4:3 — For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 2 votes

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Proverbs (3), Romans (2), 1 Peter (2), Matthew (1), Luke (1), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Ephesians (1), 1 Timothy (1), Titus (1), Hebrews (1)

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