15 Bible Verses About Drinking Wine

The 15 most-voted scriptures about Drinking Wine, from 10 books (Proverbs, Isaiah, 1 Timothy and 7 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Proverbs 20:1

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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

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Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

1 Timothy 5:23

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Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

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Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

Psalm 104:14–15

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14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: 15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

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14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

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14He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth: 15wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.

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Proverbs 23:29–35

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29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. 31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. 32In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. 33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities. 34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast: 35“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

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29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? 30Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine. 31Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. 32In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper. 33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things. 34Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging: 35“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”

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Proverbs 31:4

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

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It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’

Proverbs 31:6

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Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

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Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

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Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

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Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.

Isaiah 5:11

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Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.

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Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

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Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink, who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!

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Isaiah 5:22

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Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,

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Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

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Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;

Luke 21:34

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But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

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And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

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“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Romans 14:21

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It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

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It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

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It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

Galatians 5:19–21

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19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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19Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

Ephesians 5:18

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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

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Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

1 Timothy 3:8

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Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

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Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

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Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,

Titus 2:3

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Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

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The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

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and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

15 verses, from 10 books:

  • Psalm (1)
  • Proverbs (4)
  • Ecclesiastes (1)
  • Isaiah (2)
  • Luke (1)
  • Romans (1)
  • Galatians (1)
  • Ephesians (1)
  • 1 Timothy (2)
  • Titus (1)