shall abstain from wine and beer. You shall not drink any kind of drink made from grapes or eat any grapes or raisins.

Next, the priest shall present them as a special gift to the LORD; they are a sacred offering for the priest, in addition to the breast and the leg of the ram which by law belong to the priest. After that, the nazirite may drink wine.

Listen, Lemuel. Kings should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol.

When they drink, they forget the laws and ignore the rights of people in need.

Even the prophets and the priests are so drunk that they stagger. They have drunk so much wine and liquor that they stumble in confusion. The prophets are too drunk to understand the visions that God sends, and the priests are too drunk to decide the cases that are brought to them.

Then I placed cups and bowls full of wine before the Rechabites, and I said to them, "Have some wine."

But they answered, "We do not drink wine. Our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab told us that neither we nor our descendants were ever to drink any wine.

Priests must not drink any wine before going into the inner courtyard.

John will be great in the Lord's sight. He must not drink any wine or strong drink. From his very birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit,

Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit.

he must not be a drunkard or a violent man, but gentle and peaceful; he must not love money;

Church helpers must also have a good character and be sincere; they must not drink too much wine or be greedy for money;

Do not drink water only, but take a little wine to help your digestion, since you are sick so often.

For since a church leader is in charge of God's work, he should be without fault. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a drunkard or violent or greedy for money.

No Israelite may eat any fat or any blood; this is a rule to be kept forever by all Israelites wherever they live.