1 Timothy 3:8
"Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
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- Philippians 1:1
"Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:"
Read in chapter → - Acts 6:3
"Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business."
Read in chapter → - 1 Timothy 5:23
"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."
Read in chapter → - 1 Timothy 3:3
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
Read in chapter → - Titus 2:3
"The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;"
Read in chapter → - Leviticus 10:9
"Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:"
Read in chapter → - Titus 1:7
"For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;"
Read in chapter → - 1 Timothy 3:12
"Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 44:21
"Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 52:2
"Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully."
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