1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,
Philippians 1:1
From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.
Titus 2:3
Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.
Leviticus 10:9
"Do not drink wine or strong drink, you and your sons with you, when you enter into the Meeting Tent, so that you do not die, which is a perpetual statute throughout your generations,
Acts 6:3-6
But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.
1 Timothy 3:3
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
1 Timothy 5:23
(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)
Psalm 5:9
For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.
Psalm 12:2
People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psalm 50:19
You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
Ezekiel 44:21
No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.
Romans 3:13
"Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips."
1 Timothy 3:12
Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.
Titus 1:7
For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.
James 3:10
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
1 Peter 5:2
Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.