2Sa 13:28, 1Ki 20:16, Pro 20:1, 23:29-35, Ecc 2:2-3, 10:19 | ESV | STEP | Then Absalom commanded his servants , Mark when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine , and when I say to you, Strike Amnon , then kill him. Do not fear ; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant .

28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon’s ^aheart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.”

1 Kings 20:16

16 And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad ^bwas drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him.

Proverbs 20:1

1 ^cWine is a mocker, ^dstrong drink a brawler,
and whoever ^eis led astray by it is not wise. ^{▼▼Or will not become wise}

Proverbs 23:29-35

29 ^gWho has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaining?
Who has ^hwounds without cause?
Who has ⁱredness of eyes?
30 Those who ^jtarry long over wine;
those who go to try ^kmixed wine.
31 Do not look at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup
and goes down smoothly.
32 In the end it ^lbites like a serpent
and stings like an adder.
33 Your eyes will see strange things,
and your heart utter ^mperverse things.
34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,
like one who lies on the top of a mast. ^{▼▼Or of the rigging}
35 “They ^ostruck me,” you will say, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks you will say} “but I was not hurt;
they beat me, but I did not feel it.
When shall I awake?
I ^qmust have another drink.”

Ecclesiastes 2:2-3

2 I ^rsaid of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3 I ^ssearched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on ^tfolly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

19 Bread is made for laughter,
and ^uwine gladdens life,
and ^vmoney answers everything.