Scripture teaches that wine and other strong drinks can be consumed, but warns against excess. In Proverbs, it is written that wine deceives, and those who drink to excess will suffer the consequences. The apostle Paul advises Timothy to use a little wine for medicinal purposes, as seen in 1 Timothy 5:23, and also instructs deacons to not be heavy drinkers, as stated in 1 Timothy 3:8. Additionally, Ephesians 5:18 cautions against drunkenness, while Galatians 5:21 includes drunkenness as a work of the flesh, highlighting the importance of moderation and self-control in all aspects of life.
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast: “They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!