Celebrations and gatherings are mentioned throughout the Bible, often tied to worship and community. These verses reflect how parties can be moments of joy, thanksgiving, and remembrance of God’s blessings.
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Bible Verses About Parties
Luke 14:12-14 – Inviting the poor and the needy to your parties
Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” – Luke 14:12-14
Proverbs 14:13 – Parties may bring temporary joy, but it leads to deep sorrow
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief. – Proverbs 14:13
Proverbs 23:20-21 – Do not indulge in excessive drinking and parties
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. – Proverbs 23:20-21
1 Peter 4:3-4 – Let go of worldly parties and live for God
For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. – 1 Peter 4:3-4
Proverbs 21:17 – Those who love parties and pleasure will suffer
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich. – Proverbs 21:17
Galatians 5:19-21 – Parties that involve sinful acts displease God
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. – Galatians 5:19-21
Proverbs 28:7 – Parties are better when done with righteousness
A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. – Proverbs 28:7
1 Timothy 3:3 – Leaders must not be given to excessive partying
Not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. – 1 Timothy 3:3
Romans 13:13-14 – Keep away from wild parties and instead live righteously
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. – Romans 13:13-14
Proverbs 27:14 – A noisy party can stir up conflicts and arguments
If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. – Proverbs 27:14
1 Corinthians 15:33 – Bad company can ruin the fun at parties
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33
Proverbs 23:29-30 – Parties full of drunkenness lead to woe and sorrow
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. – Proverbs 23:29-30
Proverbs 9:2-6 – Parties hosted by wisdom offer nourishment and understanding
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city, “Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says, “Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of insight.” – Proverbs 9:2-6
Titus 1:7-8 – Leaders must not be indulgent or given to wild parties
Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. – Titus 1:7-8
Proverbs 23:19-21 – Parties should not be centered around excessive drinking
Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path: Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags. – Proverbs 23:19-21
1 Corinthians 11:21 – Partying without regard for others is selfish
For when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. – 1 Corinthians 11:21
Proverbs 21:20 – Wise individuals save and do not spend excessively on parties
The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down. – Proverbs 21:20
Galatians 5:22-23 – Parties should exhibit the fruits of the Holy Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. – Galatians 5:22-23
Proverbs 14:23 – Parties without hard work lead to poverty
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. – Proverbs 14:23
1 Corinthians 10:31 – Parties should be done to bring glory to God
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31
Proverbs 20:1 – Excessive drinking and parties lead to foolishness
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. – Proverbs 20:1
John 2:1-11 – Jesus attended a wedding party and performed a miracle
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.” Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then He told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which He revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. – John 2:1-11
Proverbs 28:19 – Parties can distract from hard work and lead to poverty
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty. – Proverbs 28:19
1 Corinthians 11:20 – Inconsiderate actions during parties bring judgment
So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? – 1 Corinthians 11:20
Proverbs 10:23 – Parties become foolish when done in wickedness
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom. – Proverbs 10:23
Isaiah 5:11 – Woe to those who party but ignore God’s works
Woe to those who rise early in the morning to run after their drinks, who stay up late at night till they are inflamed with wine. – Isaiah 5:11
Genesis 40:20-22 – Pharaoh’s party with his servants led to harsh consequences
Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials: He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand— but he impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation. – Genesis 40:20-22
Proverbs 9:17-18 – Parties built on stolen pleasures lead to death
“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!” But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead. – Proverbs 9:17-18
Isaiah 22:12-14 – Ignoring God and indulging in parties leads to judgment
The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth. But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink,” you say, “for tomorrow we die!” The LORD Almighty has revealed this in my hearing: “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for,” says the Lord, the LORD Almighty. – Isaiah 22:12-14
Proverbs 23:33 – Parties rooted in excessive drinking bring instability
Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. – Proverbs 23:33
Matthew 22:4 – God invites us to His heavenly party
Again, he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and calves are slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.”’ – Matthew 22:4
Ecclesiastes 7:2 – Mourning can be better than partying
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. – Ecclesiastes 7:2
Isaiah 5:22-23 – Those who party without righteousness will face destruction
Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel. – Isaiah 5:22-23
1 Corinthians 6:10 – The unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom, including those who party excessively
nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. – 1 Corinthians 6:10
Nehemiah 8:10 – Joy in parties comes from the Lord
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
Matthew 9:15 – Jesus referred to His second coming as a wedding feast
Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. – Matthew 9:15
Proverbs 17:1 – Parties with a contentious atmosphere are not enjoyable
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. – Proverbs 17:1
Mark 2:15-17 – Jesus ate with sinners and explained that He came for those who need spiritual healing
While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples, for there were many who followed Him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw Him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Mark 2:15-17
Proverbs 23:31 – Excessive drinking leads to woe and sorrow
Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end, it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?” – Proverbs 23:31-35
Matthew 8:11 – People from all over the world will partake in God’s kingdom
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 8:11
Psalm 19:1 – The heavens declare the glory of God, even at parties
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. – Psalm 19:1
Isaiah 25:6 – God will prepare a lavish feast for all people
On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines. – Isaiah 25:6