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Drunk
The first case of intoxication on record is that of Noah (Gen. 9:21). The sin of drunkenness is frequently and strongly condemned (Rom. 13:13; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Eph. 5:18; 1 Thess. 5:7, 8). The sin of drinking to excess seems to have been not uncommon among the Israelites.
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The word is used figuratively, when men are spoken of as being drunk with sorrow, and with the wine of God’s wrath (Isa. 63:6; Jer. 51:57; Ezek. 23:33). To “add drunkenness to thirst” (Deut. 29:19, A.V.) is a proverbial expression, rendered in the Revised Version “to destroy the moist with the dry”, i.e., the well-watered equally with the dry land, meaning that the effect of such walking in the imagination of their own hearts would be to destroy one and all.
In the Bible
57
Verses where Drunk is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Corinthians 11:21
For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
- 1 Kings 13:22
but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to do so, your body shall never reach the tomb of your fathers.’”
- 1 Kings 13:23
And after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
- 1 Kings 16:9
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
- 1 Kings 20:16
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
- 1 Samuel 1:9
So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
+51 more verses naming Drunk.
Scripture on Drunk
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- 1 Kings 13Isaiah 63Jeremiah 35Acts 2Ephesians 51 Thessalonians 5Revelation 17Leviticus 11Deuteronomy 32Judges 15Ruth 31 Samuel 251 Samuel 302 Samuel 111 Kings 161 Kings 202 Kings 62 Kings 19Song of Solomon 5Isaiah 29Isaiah 34Isaiah 37Isaiah 49Isaiah 51Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 48Lamentations 4Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 34Ezekiel 39Daniel 5Obadiah 1Nahum 3Habakkuk 2Luke 5Luke 12Luke 13John 2Romans 131 Corinthians 61 Corinthians 11Revelation 18
Voices on Drunk
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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