(1) Noah became drunk and exposed his nakedness (Genesis 9:20-26).
(2) Lot was so drunk he did not
know what he was doing & slept with his daughters.(Genesis 19:30-38).
(3)God commanded priests not to
drink so that they could tell the difference between
the holy and the unholy (Leviticus 10:9-11).
(4)The Nazarites were told to eat or
drink nothing from the grape vine (Numbers 6:3).
(5) A drunken, stubborn
and rebellious son was to be stoned to death (Deuteronomy 21:20,21).
(6) God gave Israel no intoxicating drink in the
wilderness (Deuteronomy 29:5-6).
(7)Intoxicating wine is like the
poison of serpents (Deuteronomy 32:33).
(8) Samson was to be a Nazarite
for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or
strong drink (Judges 13:4, 7, 14).
(9) Accused, Hannah said she
drank no wine (1 Samuel 1:14-15).
(10)Nabal died after a drunken
spree (1 Samuel 25:32-38).
(11) By getting Uriah drunk, David
hoped to cover his sin (2 Samuel 11:13).
(12) Amnon was drunk when he
was killed (2 Samuel 13:28-29).
(13) King Elah of Israel was drunk when he was assassinated (1 Kings 16:8-10).
(14)Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings
were drinking when they were attacked and defeated
by the Israelites (1 Kings 20:1,12-21).
(15) The Philistines were half-drunk when Samson pulled down the building on them and himself (Judges 16:23-31).
(16) The Lord's anger is pictured as
mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked (Psalm 75:8).
(17) Alcoholic drink is called the wine
of violence (Proverbs 4:17).
(18) Wine is a mocker(Proverbs 20:1).
(19)A wise person will not be
among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages (Proverbs 23:19-20).
(20)Drunkenness causes poverty (Proverbs 23:21).
(21) Drinking causes woe, sorrow,
fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red
eyes (Proverbs 23:29-30).
(22)God instructs us not to look at
intoxicating drinks (Proverbs 23:31).
(23) Alcoholic drinks bite like a
serpent (Proverbs 23:32).
(24) Alcohol causes the drinker to
have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces
willfulness, and prevents reformation (Proverbs 23:33).
(25)Alcohol makes the drinker
unstable (Proverbs 23:34).
(26)Alcohol makes the drinker
insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a
warning. Alcohol is habit forming (Proverbs 23:35).
(27) Kings, princes, and others who
rule and judge must not drink alcohol because it
perverts good judgment (Proverb 31:4-5).
(28) A land is blessed when its
leaders do not drink (Ecclesiastes 10:17).
(29) Woe to those who get up early and stay up late at night to get drunk (Isaiah 5:11-12).
(30) Woe to "champion" drinkers and
"experts" at mixing drinks (Isaiah 5:22).
(31)Drunken men stagger in their
vomit (Isaiah 19:14).
(32) The Israelites choose to drink;
their future looks hopeless to them (Isaiah 22:12-13).
(33) Drinkers cannot escape the
consequences when God judges (Isaiah 24:9).
(34)God pronounces woe on the
drunkards of Ephraim (Isaiah 28:1).
(35) Proud drunkards shall be trodden
down (Isaiah 28:3).
(36) Priests and prophets stagger and
reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble
in judgment (Isaiah 28:7).
(37)Drinkers' tables are covered with
vomit and filth (Isaiah 28:8).
(38)Drinkers seek their own gain and
expect tomorrow to be just like today (Isaiah 56:9-12).
(39)The Rechabites drank no
intoxicating wine and were blessed (Jeremiah 35:2-14).
(40)Again, God instructed the priests
not to drink wine (Ezekiel 44:21).
(41) Daniel and his 3 friends refused the king's
intoxicating wine and were blessed for it (Daniel 1:5-17).
(42)Belshazzar, ruler of Babylon (along with his nobles,
wives, and concubines) drank wine from the goblets which
had been taken from God's temple. That very night, Belshazzar was killed and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom (Daniel chapter 5) .
(43) Intoxicating wine takes away
intelligence (Hosea 4:11).
(44) God reproves princes for drinking (Hosea 7:5).
(45) Drunkards awake to see God's
judgment (Joel 1:5).
(46) The enemy is judged for selling girls for
wine (Joel 3:3).
(47) Unrighteous acts of Israel included
the drinking of wine which had been taken for the
payment of fines (Amos 2:8).
(48) Israel is condemned for forcing
Nazarites to drink wine (Amos 2:12).
(49) Israelites are eager to follow false
teachers who prophesy plenty of intoxicating drinks (Micah 2:11).
(50) The drunkards of Nineveh will be
destroyed by God (Nahum 1:10).
(51) A man is betrayed by wine (Habakkuk 2:5).
(52) Woe to him that gives his
neighbor drink (Habakkuk 2:15).
(53) Drinking leads to shame (Habakkuk 2:16 ).
(54) A drinking servant is
unprepared for his Lord's return (Matthew 24:48-51).
(55) John the Baptist drank neither grape
juice nor wine (Luke 1:15).
(56) Christ warned against drunkenness (Luke 12:45-47).
(57) Drunkenness will cause a person not
to be ready for the Lord's return (Luke 21:34).
(58) Do not walk in drunkenness or
immorality (Romans 13:13).
(59) Do not do anything that will hurt
your testimony as a believer (Romans 14:21).
(60) If a Christian brother is a
drinker, do not associate with him (1 Corinthians 5:11).
(61) Drunkards will not inherit the
kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9,10).
(62)Sinful acts, such as
drunkenness, will prohibit a person from inheriting
the kingdom of God.(Galatians 5:21)
(63)In contrast to being drunk with
wine, the believer is to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).
(64)Christians are to be alert
and self-controlled, belonging to the day. Drunkards
belong to the night and darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:6-7).
(65)Bishops (elders) are to be
temperate, sober, and not go near any wine (1 Timothy 3:2-3).
(66)Deacons are to be worthy of
respect and not drinkers (1 Timothy 3:8).
(67) An overseer is to be disciplined. He must not be a heavy drinker. (Titus 1:7-8).
(68) The older men and older women of
the church are to be temperate and not addicted to
wine (Titus 2:2-3).
(69) The past life of drunkenness and
carousing has no place in the Christian's life (1 Peter 4:3-4).
(70) Wine is associated with fornication and God's wrath (Revelation 14:8,10).
REMEMBER THAT NO DRUNKARD SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF
GOD (1 COR. 6:10).
God loves you.
