10 Bible Verses About Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Proverbs 20:1 (NKJV) “Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”
Proverbs 21:17 (NKJV) “He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.”
Proverbs 22:20–21 (NKJV) “Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer words of truth To those who send to you?”
Isaiah 5:11 (NKJV) “Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!”
Isaiah 5:22 (NKJV) “Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,”
Habakkuk 2:15 (NKJV) ““Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, Pressing him to your bottle, Even to make him drunk, That you may look on his nakedness!”
Luke 21:34 (NKJV) ““But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.”
John 8:36 (NKJV) “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”
Romans 13:13–14 (NKJV) “Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.”
1 Corinthians 5:11 (NKJV) “But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV) “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
2 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV) “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”
Galatians 5:18–21 (NKJV) “But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
1 Timothy 3:8–9 (NKJV) “Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.”
Titus 2:11–14 (NKJV) “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.”
