Alcohol, Wine, and Drunkenness

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

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

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

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

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

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

Yea, 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.

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

They 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.

Extended poetic warning: 'Look not thou upon the wine when it is red... at the last it biteth like a serpent.'

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

'Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.'

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Drunkards listed among those who shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Drunkards listed among those who shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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 unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.'

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Drunkenness named among the works of the flesh.

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Drunkenness named among the works of the flesh.

Envyings, 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.

Drunkenness named among the works of the flesh.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Bishops must not be given to wine; a qualification for church leaders.

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Bishops must not be given to wine; a qualification for church leaders.

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

Paul tells Timothy to 'use a little wine for thy stomach's sake'—a medicinal allowance.

And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

Noah's drunkenness after the flood; the first biblical account of intoxication and its shame.

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Noah's drunkenness after the flood; the first biblical account of intoxication and its shame.

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 unto him that giveth his neighbour drink'—warning against causing others to stumble through drink.

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

Kings should not drink wine lest they pervert judgment; strong drink for those ready to perish.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Kings should not drink wine lest they pervert judgment; strong drink for those ready to perish.

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

Kings should not drink wine lest they pervert judgment; strong drink for those ready to perish.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Kings should not drink wine lest they pervert judgment; strong drink for those ready to perish.

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.

Jesus warns against hearts overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness lest the day come unawares.

He 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;

'Wine that maketh glad the heart of man'—the positive side of wine as God's gift.

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

'Wine that maketh glad the heart of man'—the positive side of wine as God's gift.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana.