20 (A)Do not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

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20 Do not join those who drink too much wine(A)
    or gorge themselves on meat,

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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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18 Do not get drunk on wine,(A) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(B)

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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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  1. Luke 21:34 dissipation

34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.

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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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  1. Romans 13:13 decently

13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(A) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(B)

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22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine,
Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

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22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine(A)
    and champions at mixing drinks,(B)

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49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,

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49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(A)

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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. 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. 1 Peter 4:3 NU time

For you have spent enough time in the past(A) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(B) They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(C)

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The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and [a]fared sumptuously every day.

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  1. Luke 16:19 lived in luxury

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A)

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13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [a]prodigal living.

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  1. Luke 15:13 wasteful

13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(A) in wild living.

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13 But instead, joy and gladness,
Slaying oxen and killing sheep,
Eating meat and (A)drinking wine:
(B)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

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13 But see, there is joy and revelry,(A)
    slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
    eating of meat and drinking of wine!(B)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
    “for tomorrow we die!”(C)

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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!

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  1. Isaiah 5:11 pursue

11 Woe(A) 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.(B)

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(A)Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to those who are bitter of heart.
Let him drink and forget his poverty,
And remember his misery no more.

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Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine(A) for those who are in anguish!
Let them drink(B) and forget their poverty
    and remember their misery no more.

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Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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