Even the smallest amounts of alcohol in the bloodstream may sufficiently slow down the reflexes of an automobile driver that he or she is unable to avoid hitting a child playing in the street. Alcohol raises blood pressure, suppresses the immune system and interfere with proper nutrient absorption by the body. Every once in a while someone will do a study that seems to suggest that wine drinkers have less heart attacks than those who don t drink wine. However, the beneficial ingredients are the flavonoids, not the alcohol. Those who drink grape juice would get the same benefit as those who drink wine without the intoxication.
Drinkers are bad company.
Verses 4 and 5 reveal that wine is not for kings and princes lest they pervert justice. If anything, this passage condemns the use of alcoholic beverages. They are not for people of responsibility. Giving strong drink to the perishing is equivalent to callling the anesthesiologist before performing an appendectomy.