Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
General references
Bible References
General references
1 Timothy 3:3
not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be cast aside, if only it is received with thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:18
Do not over-indulge in wine--a thing in which excess is so easy--
Titus 1:7
For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,
Titus 2:3
In the same way exhort aged women to let their conduct be such as becomes consecrated persons. They must not be slanderers nor enslaved to wine-drinking. They must be teachers of what is right.