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 violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
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,
Psalm 104:15
as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.
Proverbs 31:4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Ezekiel 44:21
No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,
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.
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.