25 Bible Verses About Drunkards (NIV)

⁹ Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders ¹⁰ nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

¹¹ But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

¹⁰ nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

¹ Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

²¹ and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁸ Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. ¹⁹ Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, ²⁰ always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²¹ for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

¹⁹ The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; ²⁰ idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹ and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹ Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley- to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!

⁹ Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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

²⁰ Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, ²¹ for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

¹¹ Woe 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.

²² Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,

³ Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.

⁵ Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.

¹² Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

⁹ Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders

³ That wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, will be trampled underfoot.

⁹ Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders ¹⁰ nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

²⁰ They shall say to the elders, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard."

¹³ Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.

¹ Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. ² A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion; he who angers him forfeits his life. ³ It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. ⁴ A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing. ⁵ The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. ⁶ Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? ⁷ The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him. ⁸ When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes. ⁹ Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin"? ¹⁰ Differing weights and differing measures- the LORD detests them both. ¹¹ Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. ¹² Ears that hear and eyes that see- the LORD has made them both. ¹³ Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. ¹⁴ "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase. ¹⁵ Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel. ¹⁶ Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman. ¹⁷ Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel. ¹⁸ Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance. ¹⁹ A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much. ²⁰ If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness. ²¹ An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end. ²² Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you. ²³ The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him. ²⁴ A man's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way? ²⁵ It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows. ²⁶ A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them. ²⁷ The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being. ²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure. ²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old. ³⁰ Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.

²¹ It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.

¹ Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley- to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine! ² See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and a flooding downpour, he will throw it forcefully to the ground. ³ That wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, will be trampled underfoot. ⁴ That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like a fig ripe before harvest- as soon as someone sees it and takes it in his hand, he swallows it. ⁵ In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people. ⁶ He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. ⁷ And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions. ⁸ All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth. ⁹ "Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast? ¹⁰ For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there." ¹¹ Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people, ¹² to whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"- but they would not listen. ¹³ So then, the word of the LORD to them will become: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there- so that they will go and fall backward, be injured and snared and captured. ¹⁴ Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. ¹⁵ You boast, "We have entered into a covenant with death, with the grave we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place." ¹⁶ So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed. ¹⁷ I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place. ¹⁸ Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the grave will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it. ¹⁹ As often as it comes it will carry you away; morning after morning, by day and by night, it will sweep through." The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror. ²⁰ The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you. ²¹ The LORD will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon- to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task. ²² Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the LORD Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land. ²³ Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say. ²⁴ When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing the soil? ²⁵ When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cummin? Does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot, and spelt in its field? ²⁶ His God instructs him and teaches him the right way. ²⁷ Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over cummin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a stick. ²⁸ Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. Though he drives the wheels of his threshing cart over it, his horses do not grind it. ²⁹ All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.