Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

Bible References

And when

Genesis 43:34
Portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, and Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of theirs. They drank, and they got intoxicated with Joseph.
Song of Songs 5:1
M I have come to my garden—my sister, my bride.
I gather my myrrh with my spices.
I eat my honeycomb with my honey.
I drink my wine with my milk.


N Eat, friends!
Drink, be intoxicated with love!

But

Psalm 104:15
wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.
Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her house;
she has carved out her seven pillars.
Luke 16:25
“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
Revelation 7:16
They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any heat.

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