101 Bible Verses about Drunkards

I want to talk to you about something that might be hitting close to home: the struggle with alcohol. It can lead us down some pretty rough paths, hurting ourselves and those around us. It's important to really think about the ripple effect our choices have, you know? We have to own our actions.

If you're finding yourself in situations where alcohol is taking control, please know there's support out there. Don't hesitate to reach out and get the help you need to stay safe and healthy.

From my perspective, alcoholism, like any addiction, is a form of idolatry. Anything we turn to instead of God to fill that deep need in our hearts becomes an idol, and ultimately, a spiritual chain.

I want to share something that can truly set you free from this struggle. It's the power of Christ's blood. I believe it's strong enough to cleanse you, detoxify you, and make you a new person. There's real freedom waiting for you.

thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.

So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.

Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

They grope about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

So he said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions,envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!

Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.

Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes?Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.And you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, and like one who lies down on the top of the rigging.You will say, “They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink.”

For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop.”

“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.

But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!

For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time – with self-control and not in drunkenness.

They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full.

I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.

Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

But if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.

you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

I thought deeply about the effects of indulging myself with wine (all the while my mind was guiding me with wisdom) and the effects of behaving foolishly, so that I might discover what is profitable for people to do on earth during the few days of their lives.

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed, the withering flower, its beautiful splendor, situated at the head of a rich valley, the crown of those overcome with wine.Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there.For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people.In the past he said to them, “This is where security can be found. Provide security for the one who is exhausted! This is where rest can be found.” But they refused to listen.So the Lord’s word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, and be injured, ensnared, and captured.Therefore, listen to the Lord’s word, you who mock, you rulers of these people who reside in Jerusalem!For you say, “We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”Therefore, this is what the sovereign master, the Lord, says: “Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.Your treaty with death will be dissolved; your agreement with Sheol will not last. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, you will be overrun by it.Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you; indeed, every morning it will sweep by, it will come through during the day and the night.” When this announcement is understood, it will cause nothing but terror.Look, the sovereign master sends a strong, powerful one. With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm, with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm, he will knock that crown to the ground with his hand.For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, to accomplish his work, his peculiar work, to perform his task, his strange task.So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land.Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?Once he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter the seed of the caraway plant, sow the seed of the cumin plant, and plant the wheat, barley, and grain in their designated places?His God instructs him; he teaches him the principles of agriculture.Certainly caraway seed is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin seed. Certainly caraway seed is beaten with a stick, and cumin seed with a flail.Grain is crushed, though one certainly does not thresh it forever. The wheel of one’s wagon rolls over it, but his horses do not crush it.This also comes from the Lord who commands armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom.The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.

Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.

The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

I tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.

Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve,when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.Acquire truth and do not sell it – wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes?Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

Each one says, ‘Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’

But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.

The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but whoever associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.And again it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”And again, “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by Godto be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.So I boast in Christ Jesus about the things that pertain to God.For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,

“Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up.

Even these men stagger because of wine, they stumble around because of beer – priests and prophets stagger because of beer, they are confused because of wine, they stumble around because of beer; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions, they totter while making legal decisions.

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

For the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace,

In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

For each one will carry his own load.

I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it.

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

May those who want to harm me be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.

And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’

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