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 a drunkard, not contentious, not greedy of ill gain, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous,
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creation of God is good, and nothing to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.
Leviticus 10:9
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest you die, a statute forever throughout your generations.
Psalm 104:15
and wine cheers the heart of man, and oil makes his face shine, and bread sustains the heart of man.
Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to lust for strong drink;
Ezekiel 44:21
And every priest shall not drink wine when they enter the inner court.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess, but be filled with the Spirit,
Titus 1:7
For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;
Titus 2:3
Let the aged women likewise be in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of good;