Ephesians 5:18
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18 And (A)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
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Proverbs 20:1
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Wine Is a Mocker
20 Wine (A)is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Romans 13:13
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13 (A)Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, (B)not in revelry and drunkenness, (C)not in lewdness and lust, (D)not in strife and envy.
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- Romans 13:13 decently
Luke 1:15
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15 For he will be (A)great in the sight of the Lord, and (B)shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, (C)even from his mother’s womb.
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Galatians 5:21-25
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21 envy, [a]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (A)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But (B)the fruit of the Spirit is (C)love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, (D)goodness, (E)faithfulness, 23 [b]gentleness, self-control. (F)Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s (G)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 (H)If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
- Galatians 5:23 meekness
Isaiah 5:22
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22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,
1 Thessalonians 5:7
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7 For (A)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk (B)are drunk at night.
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1 Corinthians 5:11
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11 But now I have written to you not to keep company (A)with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—(B)not even to eat with such a person.
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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. (B)And a great many people were added to the Lord.
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Isaiah 5:11-13
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11 (A)Woe to those who rise early in the morning,
That they may [a]follow intoxicating drink;
Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!
12 (B)The harp and the strings,
The tambourine and flute,
And wine are in their feasts;
But (C)they do not regard the work of the Lord,
Nor consider the operation of His hands.
13 (D)Therefore my people have gone into captivity,
Because they have no (E)knowledge;
Their honorable men are famished,
And their multitude dried up with thirst.
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- Isaiah 5:11 pursue
1 Peter 4:3-4
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3 For we have spent enough of our past [a]lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. 4 In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.
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- 1 Peter 4:3 NU time
Acts 2:13-18
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13 Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
Peter’s Sermon(A)
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, (B)since it is only [a]the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘And(C) it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
(D)That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and (E)your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
(F)And they shall prophesy.
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- Acts 2:15 9 a.m.
Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, being evil, know how to give (A)good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father 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 contentions?
Who has complaints?
Who has wounds without cause?
Who (B)has redness of eyes?
30 (C)Those who linger long at the wine,
Those who go in search of (D)mixed wine.
31 Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it [a]swirls around smoothly;
32 At the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange things,
And your heart will utter perverse things.
34 Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the [b]midst of the sea,
Or like one who lies at the top of the mast, saying:
35 “They(E) have struck me, but I was not hurt;
They have beaten me, but I did not feel it.
When shall (F)I awake, that I may seek another drink?”
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- Proverbs 23:31 goes around
- Proverbs 23:34 Lit. heart
Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 (A)Do not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Deuteronomy 21:20
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20 And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours 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 covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Luke 12:45
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45 (A)But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,
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Zechariah 9:15-17
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15 The Lord of hosts will (A)defend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like [a]basins,
Like the corners of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will (B)save them in that day,
As the flock of His people.
For (C)they shall be like the [b]jewels of a crown,
(D)Lifted like a banner over His land—
17 For (E)how great is [c]its goodness
And how great its (F)beauty!
(G)Grain shall make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women.
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- Zechariah 9:15 Sacrificial basins
- Zechariah 9:16 Lit. stones
- Zechariah 9:17 Lit. His
Titus 1:6
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6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, (A)having faithful children not accused of [a]dissipation or insubordination.
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- Titus 1:6 debauchery, lit. incorrigibility
Luke 21:34
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The Importance of Watching(A)
34 “But (B)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with [a]carousing, drunkenness, and (C)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
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- Luke 21:34 dissipation
1 Corinthians 11:21
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21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and (A)another is drunk.
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Matthew 23:25
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25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (A)For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and [a]self-indulgence.
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- Matthew 23:25 M unrighteousness
Isaiah 55:1
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An Invitation to Abundant Life
55 “Ho! (A)Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
(B)Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
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