How many times is wine mentioned in the Bible?
The word wine appears 230 times in the King James Version, in 212 verses. Counting every form (wine, wines), it appears 232 times in 213 verses across 44 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses wine 254 times (256 with every form).
Wine in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of wine counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| wine | 230 | 254 |
| wines | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 232 | 256 |
Which books mention wine most
Wine appears in 44 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah has the most (23), then Jeremiah (16) and Deuteronomy (13).
Also in: Amos (6), John (6), Judges (5), 2 Chronicles (5), Psalms (5), Mark (5), 2 Samuel (4), 1 Chronicles (4), Job (3), Ecclesiastes (3), Micah (3), Zechariah (3), Matthew (3), 1 Timothy (3), Leviticus (2), Joshua (2), Ezra (2), Ezekiel (2), Haggai (2), Titus (2), Exodus (1), 2 Kings (1), Lamentations (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Acts (1), Romans (1), Ephesians (1), 1 Peter (1).
First and last mention of wine
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
The verse that uses it most is Mark 2:22, 4 times:
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
Where the two translations differ
8 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 25 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Numbers 18:12: counted in the KJV only
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.
“I have given to you all the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to Yahweh.
Numbers 28:7: counted in the KJV only
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
Its drink offering shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb. You shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to Yahweh in the holy place.
Numbers 18:27: counted in the World English Bible only
And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Your wave offering shall be credited to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the wine press.
Numbers 18:30: counted in the World English Bible only
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
“Therefore you shall tell them, ‘When you heave its best from it, then it shall be credited to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the wine press.
Verses with wine on our topic pages
29 verses that use wine in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
On: Alcohol
he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of fermented drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
On: Alcohol
wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
On: Alcohol
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
On: Alcohol
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
On: Alcohol
Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
On: Alcohol
It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
On: Alcohol
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
On: Alcohol
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them!
On: Alcohol
Common questions
How many times is wine in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 195 of the 232 uses are in the Old Testament and 37 in the New Testament. Wine appears in 44 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah has the most (23), then Jeremiah (16) and Deuteronomy (13).
Where is wine first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 9:21: "And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent." The last is Revelation 18:13.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Alcohol (32 Verses).
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.