Biblical Wine References
The Bible mentions wine no less than 191 times according to The Commonsense Book of Wine, by Leon Adams. The references in both testaments often admonish the reader to use wine, but to use it properly and not to misuse it. "Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable to him. A new friend is as new wine when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure." Ecclesiastes 9:10. "Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make men drunk. Wine used with moderation is the joy of the soul and the heart." Ecclesiastes 31:35-36. "Drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake." I Timothy 5:23.