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Deuteronomy 7:13: corn, wine, and oil

Deuteronomy 7:13 is one of the clearest blessing-side wine passages because wine is grouped with corn, oil, fruitfulness, and increase.

Updated March 8, 2026 Section: Studies

Quick answer

This verse belongs to the covenant-blessing cluster. Wine appears with corn, oil, cattle increase, and fruitfulness. That setting is important because it is agricultural and covenantal, not a modern drinking argument by itself.

Deuteronomy 7:13 (KJV)

“And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.”

This verse belongs on the blessing-side side of the broader Bible wine discussion.

How this verse fits

Positive or blessing-side wine passages are real passages and should not be ignored. The main question is what kind of wine is in view and whether the passage really requires an intoxicating reading.

Read it with Wine as a blessing in the Bible, Corn and wine blessing passages, and Bible wine.

Keep the full pattern visible

Blessing-side passages do not cancel warning-side passages. They push readers to distinguish kinds, contexts, and uses instead of flattening every verse into one modern alcoholic meaning.

Frequently asked questions

Why keep this verse on its own page if it also appears in a cluster page?

Because it is a highly useful blessing text and many readers search by verse. A focused page lets them land on it directly while the cluster page keeps the wider pattern visible.

What is the main takeaway?

The verse is genuinely positive, but it still does not force every positive wine mention into intoxicating alcohol.