What does the Bible say about drinking and driving?
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The Bible teaches that Christians must avoid drunkenness and any conduct that clouds judgment, endangers neighbors, or dishonors God, making drinking and driving plainly incompatible with sober, loving obedience. Proverbs 20:1 warns that wine deceives, and Ephesians 5:18 commands believers not to be drunk but filled with the Spirit. Scripture calls God’s people to vigilance and self-control, for 1 Peter 5:8 urges sober-minded watchfulness. Isaiah 28:7 portrays intoxication as leading to error, while Isaiah 5:11 condemns those who pursue drink without regard for God. In love for God and neighbor, believers should never drive after drinking when impairment is possible.
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- Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Ephesians 5:18
Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
- 1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.
- Isaiah 28:7
Even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
- Leviticus 10:9
"Drink no wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, that you don't die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:
- Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
- Isaiah 5:11
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; Who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
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