Lev 10:9, Isa 5:11-12, 28:1, 7, 56:12, Eze 44:21, Mic 2:11, 1Ti 3:8 | ESV | STEP | Drink no wine or strong drink , you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting , lest you die . It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations .

Leviticus 10:9

9 ^a“Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

Isaiah 5:11-12

11 Woe to those who ^brise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!
12 ^cThey have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
^dbut they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.

Isaiah 28:1

Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem

1 Ah, the proud crown of ^ethe drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:7

7 ^fThese also reel with wine
and ^gstagger with strong drink;
the priest and ^hthe prophet reel with strong drink,
they are swallowed by ^{▼▼Or confused by} wine,
they stagger with strong drink,
they reel in vision,
they stumble in giving judgment.

Isaiah 56:12

12 ^j“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
^kand tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”

Ezekiel 44:21

21 ^lNo priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.

Micah 2:11

11 If a man should go about and ^mutter wind and lies,
saying, “I will preach to you ⁿof wine and strong drink,”
he would be the preacher for this people!

1 Timothy 3:8

Qualifications for Deacons

8 ^oDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, ^{▼▼Or devious in speech} ^qnot addicted to much wine, ^rnot greedy for dishonest gain.