Reference

Deuteronomy 29:19

And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
17

And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

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Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

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And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

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The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

21

And the Lord shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:

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Drunkenness Condemned
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Drunkenness Condemned

The verse does not explicitly condemn drunkenness as a standalone act. Instead, it uses "drunkenness to thirst" as a metaphorical expression for adding one sin or indulgence to another, or for an insatiable desire for evil, rather than a direct condemnation of alcohol consumption itself. The primary condemnation is of the self-deceptive heart that believes it can escape the consequences of its actions.