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Want to know what the Bible says about Drinking Alcohol? Here are 191 Bible verses about Drinking Alcohol from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Numbers 6:2-3 NIV
2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow , a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite, 3 they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
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John 2:9 NIV
and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
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Genesis 14:18 NIV
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
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Proverbs 23:30 NIV
Those who linger over wine,
    who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
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Romans 13:14 NIV
Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
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Proverbs 31:4-6 NIV
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,
    not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine for those who are in anguish!
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Judges 9:13 NIV
“But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’
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Proverbs 23:19-20 NIV
19 Listen, my son, and be wise,
    and set your heart on the right path:
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine
    or gorge themselves on meat,
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Isaiah 19:14 NIV
The Lord has poured into them
    a spirit of dizziness;
they make Egypt stagger in all that she does,
    as a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.
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Acts 2:13 NIV
Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
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