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.

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of Yahweh.

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of Yahweh? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of Yahweh.

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.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,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 Yahweh.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame themAnd the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of Yahweh, neither consider the operation of his hands.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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:

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

For in the hand of Yahweh there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

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.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.But put ye on the Master Yahshua the Messiah, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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 Yahweh.

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

But and if that servant say in his heart, My master delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;The master of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

For the kingdom of Elohim is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose beautiful finery is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wineBehold, Yahweh hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the honor of Yahweh.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of Elohim.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

For he shall be great in the sight of Yahweh, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of Elohim.

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Sovereign is at hand.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Neither give place to the devil.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of Elohim, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto Elohim, which is your reasonable service.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of Yahweh, and that the Spirit of Elohim dwelleth in you?

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Thy vows are upon me, O Elohim: I will render praises unto thee.For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before Elohim in the light of the living? To the chief Musician, Altaschith.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful food.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Not at all meaning with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

But thou, O Elohim, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

For every man shall bear his own burden.

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Then Yahweh awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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