1 Timothy 5:23
Do not continue drinking water only, but use a little wine [i.e., for its medicinal value] for your stomach and for your frequent [other] ailments.
1 Timothy 3:8
Similarly, deacons should be serious-minded [i.e., dignified], not saying one thing while meaning another, not drinking a lot of wine [Note: The wine of Paul's day was used as a common drink, and was either non-intoxicating or far less intoxicating than wine today], not wanting to get money by questionable [or, dishonest] means.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk on wine, which results in ruined lives, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.
1 Timothy 3:3
[He must] not be a drunkard or a fighter, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not wanting to get money by questionable [or, dishonest] means.
Titus 1:7
As God's manager [of the church], an overseer must be free from just blame, not a drunkard, not a fighter [and] not in love with money.
Titus 2:3
Older women, likewise, should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine, teachers of what is good.
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything created by God is permitted [to be eaten] and nothing should be refused, if it is received with gratitude,