Numbers 6:3

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and he will not drink any wine or intoxicating drinks [Note: This restriction suggests that John may have taken the special vow of consecration making him a "Nazarite"]. And he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the time he is born.

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk on wine, which results in ruined lives, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.

1 Timothy 5:23

Do not continue drinking water only, but use a little wine [i.e., for its medicinal value] for your stomach and for your frequent [other] ailments.

Luke 7:33-34

For when John the Immerser came, he did not eat bread or drink wine [on festive occasions] and you said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'

Luke 21:34

"But pay attention to yourselves so that your hearts do not become overburdened by carousing, and drunkenness, and the worries of life. [If you do], that 'day' [i.e., Jesus' second coming and judgment] will arrive suddenly, like a trap [i.e., which catches an animal by surprise].

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Avoid [the practice of] every kind of evil.

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Summary

Numbers 6:3

He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

Besides the religious nature of this institution, it seems to have been partly of a civil and prudential use

Bible References

Besides the religious nature of this institution, it seems to have been partly of a civil and prudential use

For when John the Immerser came, he did not eat bread or drink wine [on festive occasions] and you said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'

And do not get drunk on wine, which results in ruined lives, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Avoid [the practice of] every kind of evil.

Do not continue drinking water only, but use a little wine [i.e., for its medicinal value] for your stomach and for your frequent [other] ailments.