Drunkenness

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• Isaiah 5:11 OT

  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!

• Hosea 4:11 OT

  Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

• Proverbs 21:17 OT

  He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

• Proverbs 23:21 OT

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

• Proverbs 23:29 OT

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

• Proverbs 23:30 OT

  Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

• Isaiah 28:7 OT

  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 5:12 OT

  The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.

• Hosea 7:5 OT

  On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

• Romans 13:13 NT

  Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

• Daniel 5:1-4 OT

  Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the…

• Isaiah 56:12 OT

  “Come,” say they, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”

• Proverbs 20:1 OT

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

• Proverbs 23:20 OT

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

• 1 Corinthians 5:11 NT

  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.

• Isaiah 28:1-3 OT

  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! Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one. Like a…

• Habakkuk 2:15 OT

  “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!

• 1 Corinthians 6:10 NT

  nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

• Deuteronomy 21:20 OT

  They shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”

• Joel 1:5 OT

  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 1:6 OT

  For a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the fangs of a lioness.

• Amos 6:6 OT

  who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

• Amos 6:7 OT

  Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.

• Matthew 24:49-51 NT

  and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards, the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it, and in an hour when he doesn’t know it, and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his…