Bible Verses About Drunkenness

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

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

Proverbs 20:1

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;

Proverbs 23:20

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:21

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Proverbs 23:29

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.

Proverbs 23:32

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

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

Proverbs 31:6

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

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!

Isaiah 5:11

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

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

Isaiah 5:22

But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.

Isaiah 28:7

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

Hosea 4:11

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:5

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

“Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies!

Habakkuk 2:15

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.

“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.

Luke 21:34

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

1 Corinthians 5:11

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

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

Ephesians 5:18