Quick answer
This verse is one of the Bible’s strongest moral portraits of wine on the curse side. Wine is tied to transgression, pride, restless appetite, and conquest that cannot be satisfied.
Habakkuk 2:5 (KJV)
“Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:”
This verse belongs on the warning-side side of the broader Bible wine discussion.
Why this verse matters
This warning matters because it does not merely caution against excess after the fact. It exposes the moral and practical danger tied to wine and strong drink in the first place.
Read it alongside Is drinking a sin?, Wine as a curse in the Bible, and Two wines in the Bible.
Read it with other passages
One warning text is clearer when it stays connected to the wider pattern of sober-mindedness, stumbling warnings, and leadership cautions.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Habakkuk 2:5 so useful?
Because it connects wine to inner moral corruption, not merely to visible drunken behaviour.
How does it pair with Habakkuk 2:15?
Together they show both what wine can do inside a person and how it can be used to shame another person.