Bible verse
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ephesians 5.
14 So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
KJV
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
ASV
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
ERV
And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
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