1 Timothy 3:8

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1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain,

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus,To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:

Titus 2:3

Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

Leviticus 10:9

“Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die—it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations—

Acts 6:3-6

Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

1 Timothy 3:3

not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

1 Timothy 5:23

No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

Psalm 5:9

There is nothing reliable in what they say;
Their inward part is destruction itself.
Their throat is an open grave;
They flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 12:2

They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

Psalm 50:19

“You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.

Ezekiel 44:21

Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner court.

Romans 3:13

“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.

Titus 1:7

For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

James 3:10

from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

The deacons

Acts 6:3

Philippians 1:1

Be

1 Timothy 3:4

Double-tongued

Not given

1 Timothy 3:3

Leviticus 10:9

Ezekiel 44:21

General references

Ezekiel 44:21

Bible References

The deacons

Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus,

To all the

saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:

Be

He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

Double-tongued

There is nothing reliable in what they say;
Their inward part is destruction itself.
Their throat is an open grave;
They flatter with their tongue.

They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

“You

let your mouth loose in evil

And your tongue frames deceit.

Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, O worker of deceit.

“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;

from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.

Not given

not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

“Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die—it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations—

Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner court.

General references

Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner court.