Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
In Context
17Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.
Cross References
Genesis 9:21And he drunke of ye wine and was drunken, and was vncouered in the middes of his tent.
Deuteronomy 21:20And shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and he wil not obey our admonition: he is a riotour, and a drunkard.
Psalms 69:12They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.
Proverbs 23:20Keepe not company with drunkards, nor with gluttons.
Song of Solomon 1:4I am blacke, O daughters of Ierusalem, but comely, as the tentes of Kedar, and as the curtaines of Salomon.
Isaiah 5:11Wo vnto them, that rise vp early to follow drunkennes, and to them that continue vntill night, till the wine doe inflame them.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:4-21
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. ( a. d. 61.) 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things… Read the whole commentary →