Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
Revised Version 1895
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 foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Cross References
Genesis 9:21and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
Deuteronomy 21:20and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a riotous liver, and a drunkard.
Psalms 69:12They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.
Proverbs 23:20Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
Song of Solomon 1:4Draw me; we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will make mention of thy love more than of wine: rightly do they love thee.
Isaiah 5:11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine 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 →