Bible Verses About Drinking Alcohol

Alcohol can be a tricky topic, and the Bible has some helpful advice on how we should think about it. In this blog post, we’ll look at a few short Bible verses. These verses give us wisdom and help us understand how to make good choices. Whether it’s about moderation or understanding the impact of our choices, these verses can guide us in living a balanced and thoughtful life. Let’s explore these verses to see what the Bible says about drinking alcohol.

Bible Verses About Drinking Alcohol

Proverbs 20:1 – “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.”

Ephesians 5:18 – “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,”

Proverbs 23:29-30 – “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.”

1 Timothy 5:23 – “Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.”

Isaiah 5:11 – “Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine.”

Proverbs 31:4-5 – “It is not for kings, Lemuel—it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.”

1 Corinthians 6:10 – “Nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.”

Galatians 5:21 – “and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Leviticus 10:9 – “You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come,”

Romans 13:13 – “Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.”

Proverbs 31:6 – “Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;”

Matthew 26:29 – “I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

Proverbs 31:7 – “Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.”

Isaiah 28:7 – “And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.”

1 Peter 4:3 – “For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.”

Titus 1:7 – “Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.”

John 2:10 – “and said, ‘Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.'”

Proverbs 23:32 – “In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.”

Judges 13:4 – “Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean.”

Proverbs 23:21 – “For drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.”

Deuteronomy 29:6 – “You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.”

Numbers 6:3 – “they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.”

Psalm 104:14-15 – “He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.”

Proverbs 31:4 – “It is not for kings, Lemuel—it is not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,”

Ecclesiastes 3:13 – “that everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.”

1 Corinthians 5:11 – “But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.”

Philippians 4:5 – “Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.”

Proverbs 25:27 – “It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.”

Ecclesiastes 10:17 – “Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.”

Joel 1:5 – “Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.”

Acts 2:15 – “These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!”

1 Thessalonians 5:7 – “For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.”

Psalm 78:65 – “Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.”

Matthew 11:19 – “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

Psalm 60:3 – “You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger.”

Proverbs 6:26 – “For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.”

Leviticus 10:8 – “Then the Lord said to Aaron, ‘You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come,'”

1 Corinthians 11:21 – “For when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.”

1 Peter 2:16 – “Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.”

Acts 13:52 – “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”

Isaiah 24:9 – “They will not drink wine in the presses; the treaders will not tread them with song. The treaders will shout no more.”

Proverbs 21:17 – “Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.”

Galatians 5:19 – “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;”

Proverbs 31:9 – “Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Proverbs 23:34 – “You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging.”

These verses provide a range of perspectives on alcohol, offering both warnings and guidance on how to handle it responsibly.

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