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 drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;
1 Timothy 4:4
Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected--provided only that it is received thankfully;
Ephesians 5:18
Do not drink wine to excess, for that leads to profligacy; but seek to be filled with the Spirit of God, and speak to one another in psalms and hymns and sacred songs.
Titus 1:7
For a Presiding-Officer, as God's steward, ought to be a man of irreproachable character; not self-willed or quick-tempered, nor addicted to drink or to brawling or to questionable money-making.
Titus 2:3
So, too, that the older women should be reverent in their demeanor, and that they should avoid scandal, and beware of becoming slaves to drink;