Gen 43:34, Judg 16:25, 1Sa 25:36-37, 2Sa 13:28, Pro 20:1, Ecc 7:2-4 | ESV | STEP | Portions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.

Genesis 43:34

34 ^aPortions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was ^bfive times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry ^{▼▼Hebrew and became intoxicated} with him.

Judges 16:25

25 And ^dwhen their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.

1 Samuel 25:36-37

36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, ^ehe was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart ^fwas merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing ^gat all until the morning light. 37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

2 Samuel 13:28

28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon’s ^hheart 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.”

Proverbs 20:1

1 ⁱWine is a mocker, ^jstrong drink a brawler,
and whoever ^kis led astray by it is not wise. ^{▼▼Or will not become wise}

Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

2 It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
and the living will ^mlay it to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,
ⁿfor by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.