Topical Bible Study

Wine

258 scripture references across 83 subtopics — Nave's Topical Bible

Overview

The Bible addresses wine in the context of Christian conduct and wisdom. While wine itself is not inherently sinful, Scripture repeatedly warns against drunkenness and the destructive path of excessive drinking. Proverbs emphasizes self-control as a mark of godly wisdom, and the Rechabites serve as an example of commitment to abstinence.

Key Scriptures

"Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long at the wine, those who go to taste mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it swirls smoothly; at the last it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder" (Proverbs 23:29–32, NASB).

"It is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink; for if they do, they may forget what has been decreed" (Proverbs 31:4–5, NIV).

Application

Evaluate your consumption habits: does your use of wine demonstrate self-control and glorify God, or does it lead toward excess and compromise your witness?

Scripture References 258 total

Admonitions against the use of

Ephesians 5:18 Ezekiel 44:21 Hosea 4:11 Isaiah 5:11 Isaiah 5:22 Isaiah 24:9 Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah 28:3 Isaiah 28:7 Jeremiah 23:9 Jeremiah 35:2 Jeremiah 35:3 Jeremiah 35:4 Jeremiah 35:5 Jeremiah 35:6 Jeremiah 35:7 Jeremiah 35:8 Jeremiah 35:9 Jeremiah 35:10 Jeremiah 35:14 Jeremiah 35:18 Jeremiah 35:19 Judges 13:4 Leviticus 10:9 Luke 1:15 Numbers 6:3 Proverbs 20:1 Proverbs 21:17 Proverbs 23:29 Proverbs 23:30 Proverbs 23:31 Proverbs 23:32 Proverbs 31:4 Proverbs 31:5 Romans 14:21 Titus 2:3

An article of extensive commerce

Ezekiel 27:18

As a beverage from the earliest age

Genesis 9:21 Genesis 27:25

As a medicine

1 Timothy 5:23 Luke 10:34

Assyria

2 Kings 18:32 Isaiah 36:17

At all feasts and entertainments

Daniel 5:1 Daniel 5:2 Daniel 5:3 Daniel 5:4 Esther 1:7 Esther 5:6 Isaiah 5:12 John 2:3

Banquets of

Esther 5:6

Canaan in general

Deuteronomy 33:28

Cellars for

1 Chronicles 27:27

Cheering God and man

Judges 9:13 Zechariah 9:17

Commerce in

Revelation 18:13

Consequence of putting (when new), into old bottles

Matthew 2:22

Custom of giving to persons in pain or suffering, mixed with drugs

Mark 15:23 Proverbs 31:6

Custom of presenting to travellers

1 Samuel 25:18 Genesis 14:18

Denied to the Israelites in the wilderness, that they might know that the Lord was their God

Deuteronomy 29:6

Fermented

Deuteronomy 14:26 Deuteronomy 29:6 Leviticus 10:9 Mark 2:22 Numbers 6:3 Numbers 28:7 Proverbs 23:31 Proverbs 23:32

First fruits of, to be offered to God

2 Chronicles 31:5 Deuteronomy 18:4

First mention of

Genesis 9:20 Genesis 9:21

First mode of making, notice

Genesis 40:11

For drink offerings in idolatrous worship

Deuteronomy 32:37 Deuteronomy 32:38

For drink offerings in the worship of God

Exodus 29:40 Numbers 15:4 Numbers 15:5 Numbers 15:6 Numbers 15:7 Numbers 15:8 Numbers 15:9 Numbers 15:10

Forbidden

Forbidden to kings

Proverbs 31:4

Forbidden to Nazarites during their separation

Numbers 6:3

Forbidden to priests while on duty

Ezekiel 44:21 Leviticus 10:9

Forbidden to the priests while engaged in the tabernacle

Generally made by treading the grapes in a press

Isaiah 63:2 Isaiah 63:3 Nehemiah 13:15

Given by Melchizedek to Abraham

Genesis 14:18

Given in abundance to the Jews when obedient

Hosea 2:22 Joel 2:19 Joel 2:24 Zechariah 9:17

Given to Jesus at the crucifixion

John 19:29 Luke 23:36 Mark 15:23 Matthew 27:48

Gladdening the heart

Psalms 104:15

Helbon

Ezekiel 27:18

Impairs the health

1 Samuel 25:37 Hosea 4:11

Impairs the judgment and memory

Isaiah 28:7 Proverbs 31:4 Proverbs 31:5

Improved by age

Luke 5:39

In times of scarcity, was mixed with water

Isaiah 1:22

Inflames the eyes

Genesis 49:12

Inflames the passions

Isaiah 5:11

Infuriates the temper

Proverbs 20:1

Intoxication from the use of wine

Proverbs 4:17 Psalms 104:15

Leads to remorse

Proverbs 23:31 Proverbs 23:32

Leads to sorrow and contention

Proverbs 23:29 Proverbs 23:30

Lebanon

Hosea 14:7

Made by Jesus at the marriage feast in Cana

John 2:9 John 2:10

Made from grapes

Genesis 40:11 Genesis 49:11 Isaiah 25:6 Jeremiah 40:10 Jeremiah 40:12

Made from pomegranates

Song of Solomon 8:2

Making mirthful

Ecclesiastes 10:19 Esther 1:10

Many kinds of

Nehemiah 5:18

Medicinal use of

Proverbs 31:6 Proverbs 31:7

Medicinal use of, recommended by Paul to Timothy

Moab

Isaiah 16:8 Isaiah 16:9 Isaiah 16:10 Jeremiah 48:32 Jeremiah 48:33

New wine

Haggai 1:11

Of staggering

Psalms 60:3

Of the abominations of the apostasy

Revelation 17:2 Revelation 18:3

Of the blessing of the gospel

Isaiah 25:6 Isaiah 55:1 Proverbs 9:2 Proverbs 9:5

Of the blood of Christ

Matthew 26:27 Matthew 26:28 Matthew 26:29

Of the wrath and judgments of God

Jeremiah 13:12 Jeremiah 13:13 Jeremiah 13:14 Jeremiah 25:15 Jeremiah 25:16 Jeremiah 25:17 Jeremiah 25:18 Psalms 60:3 Psalms 75:8

Of violence and rapine

Proverbs 4:17

Offered with sacrifices

Exodus 29:40 Leviticus 23:13 Numbers 15:5 Numbers 15:10 Numbers 28:7 Numbers 28:14

Often spiced to increase its strength, &c

Proverbs 9:2 Proverbs 9:5 Proverbs 23:30 Song of Solomon 8:2

Old wine

Luke 5:39

Possessions of Judah

Genesis 49:8 Genesis 49:11 Genesis 49:12

Red, most esteemed

Isaiah 27:2 Proverbs 23:31

Refined

Isaiah 25:6 Jeremiah 48:11

Refining of, alluded to

Isaiah 25:6

Sacramental use of

Luke 22:17 Luke 22:18 Luke 22:19 Luke 22:20 Matthew 26:27 Matthew 26:28 Matthew 26:29

Samson's mother forbidden to drink

Judges 13:4 Judges 13:5

Sometimes mixed with milk as a beverage

Song of Solomon 5:1

Strengthening

2 Samuel 16:2 Song of Solomon 2:5

Sweet, esteemed for flavour and strength

Amos 9:13 Isaiah 49:26 Micah 6:15

Symbolic of the blood of Jesus

John 6:53 John 6:54 John 6:55 John 6:56 Luke 22:20 Mark 14:23 Mark 14:24 Matthew 26:28

The Jews frequently deprived of, as a punishment

Haggai 1:11 Haggai 2:16 Hosea 2:9 Isaiah 24:7 Isaiah 24:11 Joel 1:10

The Jews frequently drank, to excess

Amos 6:6 Isaiah 5:11 Joel 3:3

The juice of the grape

Genesis 49:11

The juice of the pomegranate

Song of Solomon 8:2

The love of Christ to be preferred to

Song of Solomon 1:2 Song of Solomon 1:4

The Rechabites never drank

Jeremiah 35:5 Jeremiah 35:6

Unclassified scriptures relating to

1 Timothy 5:23 2 Chronicles 32:28 2 Kings 18:32 Amos 6:6 Deuteronomy 14:26 Deuteronomy 33:28 Ecclesiastes 2:3 Ecclesiastes 2:11 Habakkuk 2:5 Haggai 1:11 Hosea 2:8 Hosea 2:22 Hosea 7:14 Isaiah 56:12 Joel 1:5 Joel 2:24 Joel 3:3 Nehemiah 10:39 Proverbs 31:6 Proverbs 31:7 Psalms 4:7 Psalms 104:14 Psalms 104:15 Zechariah 9:17 Zechariah 10:7

Used at meals

Mark 14:23 Matthew 26:27 Matthew 26:28 Matthew 26:29

Was kept in bottles

1 Samuel 25:18 Habakkuk 2:15

Was stored in cellars

1 Chronicles 27:27

Water miraculously turned into

John 2:9

With corn and oil, denoted all temporal blessings

Genesis 27:28 Genesis 27:37 Hosea 2:8 Joel 2:19 Psalms 4:7

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