Bible Verses about “drunkards”
The Bible contains 18 verses about drunkards across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“envyings, 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 the Kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,”
“idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,”
“Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,”
“nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.”
“Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”
“speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”
“Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.”
“and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;”
“giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;”
“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 extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person.”
“for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.”
“Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:”
“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!”
“Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;”
“Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!”
“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.”
“Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”