1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
Titus 2:3
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
Leviticus 10:9
"Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.
Acts 6:3-6
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
1 Timothy 3:3
not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
1 Timothy 5:23
(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
Psalm 5:9
For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalm 12:2
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Psalm 50:19
"You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.
Ezekiel 44:21
No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.
Romans 3:13
"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."
1 Timothy 3:12
Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
Titus 1:7
For an overseer,as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
James 3:10
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
1 Peter 5:2
shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;not for shameful gain, but eagerly;