Scripture warns against the dangers of excessive drinking, which can lead to reckless behavior and poor decision-making. In Ephesians, believers are exhorted not to be drunk with wine, but instead to be filled with the Spirit. The book of Proverbs contains numerous cautions about the pitfalls of drunkenness, including Proverbs 20:1 and Proverbs 23:29-35, which describe the destructive consequences of intoxication. Additionally, Galatians and 1 Peter associate drunkenness with the works of the flesh and the devil's schemes, emphasizing the need for self-control and sobriety in the Christian life.
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Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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.
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?”
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.