Ephesians 5:18
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18 And (A)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (B)debauchery, but (C)be filled with the Spirit,
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Proverbs 20:1
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20 (A)Wine is a mocker, (B)strong drink a brawler,
and whoever (C)is led astray by it is not wise.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:1 Or will not become wise
Romans 13:13
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13 (A)Let us walk properly as in the daytime, (B)not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, (C)not in quarreling and jealousy.
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Galatians 5:21-25
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21 envy,[a] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that (A)those who do[b] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But (B)the fruit of the Spirit is (C)love, joy, peace, patience, (D)kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 (E)gentleness, (F)self-control; (G)against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus (H)have crucified the flesh with its (I)passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, (J)let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
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- Galatians 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder
- Galatians 5:21 Or make a practice of doing
Isaiah 5:22
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22 Woe to those who are (A)heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
1 Thessalonians 5:7
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7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, (A)are drunk at night.
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1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone (A)who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
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Acts 11:24
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24 for he was a good man, (A)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people (B)were added to the Lord.
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Isaiah 5:11-13
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11 Woe to those who (A)rise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!
12 (B)They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(C)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people go into exile
(D)for lack of knowledge;[a]
their (E)honored men go hungry,[b]
and their multitude is parched with thirst.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:13 Or without their knowledge
- Isaiah 5:13 Or die of hunger
1 Peter 4:3-4
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3 For the time that is past (A)suffices (B)for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of (C)debauchery, and (D)they malign you;
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Acts 2:13-18
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13 But others (A)mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”
Peter's Sermon at Pentecost
14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, (B)since it is only the third hour of the day.[a] 16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17 (C)“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
(D)that I will pour out my Spirit (E)on all flesh,
and your sons and (F)your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and (G)they shall prophesy.
Footnotes
- Acts 2:15 That is, 9 a.m.
Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, (A)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father (B)give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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Proverbs 23:29-35
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29 (A)Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaining?
Who has (B)wounds without cause?
Who has (C)redness of eyes?
30 Those who (D)tarry long over wine;
those who go to try (E)mixed wine.
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it (F)bites like a serpent
and stings like an adder.
33 Your eyes will see strange things,
and your heart utter (G)perverse things.
34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
like one who lies on the top of a mast.[a]
35 “They (H)struck me,” you will say,[b] “but I was not hurt;
they beat me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake?
I (I)must have another drink.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:34 Or of the rigging
- Proverbs 23:35 Hebrew lacks you will say
Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Be not among (A)drunkards[a]
or among (B)gluttonous eaters of meat,
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and (C)slumber will clothe them with rags.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew those who drink too much wine
Deuteronomy 21:20
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20 and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
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1 Corinthians 6:10
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10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Luke 12:45
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45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (A)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (B)get drunk,
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Zechariah 9:15-17
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15 The Lord of hosts (A)will protect them,
and (B)they shall devour, (C)and tread down the sling stones,
and (D)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched (E)like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as (F)the flock of his people;
for (G)like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
17 (H)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
(I)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
Titus 1:6
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6 (A)if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[a] and his children are believers[b] and not open to the charge of (B)debauchery or insubordination.
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1 Corinthians 11:21
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21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, (A)another gets drunk.
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Matthew 23:25
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25 (A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (B)you clean the outside of (C)the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of (D)greed and self-indulgence.
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Isaiah 55:1
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The Compassion of the Lord
55 (A)“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
(B)come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
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