CHAPTER 18
AVOIDING DRUNKENNESS— THE EFFECTS AND DANGERS OF ALCOHOL “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long over wine, those who go in search of mixed wine. Don’t look at the wine when it’s red and sparkles in the cup, when it swirls around smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like a viper. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter perverse things. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, like one who lies on the top of a mast. They struck me, but I was not hurt. They have beaten me, but I didn’t feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek another drink.” Proverbs 23:29-35
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lcohol is a topic that does not get preached on very frequently. I understand pastors hesitation to bring it up since it will undoubtedly ruffle some feathers. But as you can see it is not a topic that the Bible is silent about. As we dive into this subject I want to 107
