Proverbs 23:20 Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
We are instructed in the scriptures to avoid associating with individuals who are in the act of consuming alcohol, because in some cases they would exert a gravitational pull on us, especially if we are already prone to such indulgences. We are all social beings and thus, the naturally tendency for persons who are drinking is to offer his or her friend a drink.
In addition to this, the one who indulges freely in the use of alcohol runs the risk of eventually losing all the material blessings of life, by becoming addicted to it. Satan only needs one weak link in our character, or one vice or bad habit, in order to destroy the entire man, and if wrong habits are not resolutely overcome, they will cause increasing bleeding of funds and resources until one is brought to poverty.
Again, unnecessary troubles, sadness, and depressions are just a few of the adverse results of drinking, and these often lead to financial ruin, through the need to spend on rehabilitation and treatment, because alcohol is a gateway to a thousand more evils. It’s a solemn statement of fact that there are some doors which should never be opened because it can be quite difficult to put the genie back in the bottle.
Proverbs 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. "God bless!