For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
The 1611 reading
For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.
KJV dictionary & concordance
The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 9:21
Complete exact-word concordance
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
For they eate the bread of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
She hath killed her beastes; she hath mingled her wine: she hath also furnished her table.
1611 marginal noteHeb. her killing.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Come, eate of my bread, and drinke of the wine, which I haue mingled.
WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
¶ Wine is a mocker, strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He that loueth pleasure, shall be a poore man: hee that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be rich.
1611 marginal noteOr, sport.
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
They that tarry long at the wine, they that goe to seeke mixt wine.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Looke not thou vpon the wine when it is red, when it giueth his colour in the cup, when it moueth it selfe aright.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drinke wine, nor for Princes, strong drinke:
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Giue strong drinke vnto him that is ready to perish, and wine vnto those that be of heauie hearts.
1611 marginal noteHebr. bitter of soule.
1611 marginal notePsal. 104.15.
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe vnto wine, (yet acquainting mine heart with wisedome) and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sonnes of men, which they should doe vnder the heauen all the dayes of their life.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to draw my flesh with wine.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the number of the dayes of their life.
1611 marginal noteChap. 1.17.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2 · KJV context and cross-references