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Genesis 9:21

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And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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  1. Habakkuk 2:15–16Rank 1 from verse 21
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    15¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

    16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

  2. Proverbs 20:1Rank 2 from verse 21
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    1WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

  3. Proverbs 23:31–32Rank 3 from verse 21
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    31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

    32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

  4. Galatians 5:21Rank 4 from verse 21
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    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  5. Titus 2:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

  6. 1 Corinthians 10:12Rank 6 from verse 21
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    12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:20Rank 7 from verse 21
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    20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  8. Genesis 19:32–36Rank 8 from verse 21
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    32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

    33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

    34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

    35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

    36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

  9. Genesis 6:9Rank 9 from verse 21
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    9¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

  10. Romans 13:13Rank 10 from verse 21
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    13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

  11. Luke 22:3–4Rank 11 from verse 21
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    3¶ Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

    4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

  12. Revelation 3:18Rank 12 from verse 21
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    18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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Genesis 9:21

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drank

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Past-tense or past-participial form of drink (to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it).

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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drunken

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Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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tent

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A movable shelter or dwelling made of curtains, skins, or fabric supported by cords, poles, and stakes; by extension, a temporary habitation.

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9:18¶ And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

9:19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

9:20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

9:21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

9:23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

9:24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

9:25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

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