Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Bible References
General references
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
Leviticus 10:9
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
Psalm 104:15 wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.
Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.
it is not for kings
or for rulers to desire beer.
Ezekiel 44:21
No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
Ephesians 5:18
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:
Titus 1:7
For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,
Titus 2:3
In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,