Bible Verses About Drunkenness: General references

and say to the leaders of his town, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he doesn't pay attention to us, lives wildly, gets drunk.'

Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death; in this way you will put an end to such wickedness among you, and all Isra'el will hear about it and be afraid.

If there is such a person, when he hears the words of this curse, he will bless himself secretly, saying to himself, 'I will be all right, even though I will stubbornly keep doing whatever I feel like doing; so that I, although "dry," [sinful,] will be added to the "watered" [righteous].'

But ADONAI will not forgive him. Rather, the anger and jealousy of ADONAI will blaze up against that person. Every curse written in this book will be upon him. ADONAI will blot out his name from under heaven.

ADONAI will single him out from all the tribes of Isra'el to experience what is bad in all the curses of the covenant written in this book of the Torah.

Don't be one of those who guzzle wine or of those who eat meat to excess,

for both drunkard and glutton will become poor -drowsiness will clothe them with rags

Who has misery? Who has regret? Who fights and complains all the time? Who gets bruised for no good reason? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Those who spend their time over wine, those always trying out mixed drinks.

Don't gaze at the red wine as it gives its color to the cup. It may glide down smoothly now;

but in the end, it bites like a serpent -yes, it strikes like a poisonous snake.

Your eyes will see peculiar things, your mind will utter nonsense.

You will feel as if lying on the waves of the sea or sprawled on top of the mast -

"They hit me, but I didn't feel it! They beat me up, and I didn't even know it! When will I wake up? . . . I'll go get another drink."

It is not for kings, L'mu'el, not for kings to drink wine; it is not for rulers to ask, "Where can I find strong liquor?"

For they may drink, then forget what has been decreed, and pervert the justice due to the poor.

Give strong liquor to one who is perishing, wine to the deeply depressed;

let him drink, forget his poverty and cease to remember his troubles.

Woe to those who get up early to pursue intoxicating liquor; who stay up late at night, until wine inflames them.

They have lutes and lyres, drums and flutes, and wine at their parties; but they pay no attention to how ADONAI works and never look at what his hands have made.

But there are others reeling from wine, staggering about because of strong liquor; cohen and prophet reel from strong liquor, they are confused by wine. Led astray by strong liquor, they err in their visions and stumble when judging.

All tables are covered with vomit and feces, not a single place is clean.

"'Woe to him who has his neighbor drink, adds his own poison and makes him drunk, in order to see him naked.

You are filled with shame, not glory. You, drink too, and stagger! The cup of ADONAI's right hand will be turned against you; your shame will exceed your glory.

For the violence done to the L'vanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the wild animals will terrify you; because of the bloodshed and violence done to the land, the city and all who live there.'"