It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not f
to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.
They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.
and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death,
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddle
Ben-hadad received this message while he and the kings were drinking in their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take