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Proverbs 20:1
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
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Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
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But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
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They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
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Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
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He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Bible vow passage requiring separation from wine.
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
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Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
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Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
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They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
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Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
Bible priestly rule forbidding wine in the inner court.
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Bible priestly rule forbidding wine in the tent of meeting.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Direct Bible warning against drunkenness.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Bible warning about the danger of wine.
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Bible passage on Jesus promising to drink fruit of the vine again.
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
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It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
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And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
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That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
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Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
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Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
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And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
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Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
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Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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