Thematic Bible: Total abstinence from strong drink
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
he must separate himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
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You have eaten no bread and drunk no wine or beer -- all so that you might know that I am the Lord your God!
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Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Daniel's temperance principles
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.
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I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Brotherly love demands
It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.
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For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Encouraged upon the priests
"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,
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » The wise man's injunction
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » The law of the rechabites
But they answered, "We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us, 'You and your children must never drink wine.
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Rule for kings
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
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Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » John the baptist a total abstainer
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
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