1 Timothy 5:23

American Standard Version (1901)

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:15 : 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
  • 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
  • Prov 31:4-7 : 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink? 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
  • 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
  • Ezek 44:21 : 21 Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
  • 1 Tim 4:4 : 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
  • Lev 10:9-9 : 9 Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 10 and that ye may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean; 11 and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken unto them by Moses.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 31:4-7
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    4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink?

    5Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted.

    6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:

    7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

  • 1 Tim 5:22
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    22Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

  • Prov 23:30-31
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    30They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek out mixed wine.

    31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

  • Luke 5:37-39
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    37And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish.

    38But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins.

    39And no man having drunk old [wine] desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

    18And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

  • Prov 23:20
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    20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

  • Isa 51:21
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    21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but now with wine:

  • 1 Tim 5:24
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    24Some men's sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after.

  • Isa 5:22
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    22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

  • Rom 14:21
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    21It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything] whereby thy brother stumbleth.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, [to thee] that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

  • Ezek 4:11
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    11And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

  • Num 6:3
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    3he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

  • 1 Sam 1:14
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    14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • 1 Cor 11:30
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    30For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

  • Prov 9:5
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    5Come, eat ye of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

  • 1 Thess 5:6-7
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    6so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.

    7For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.

  • Mark 14:25
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    25Verily I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

  • Lev 10:9
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    9Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

  • Prov 5:15
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    15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

  • Hos 4:11
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    11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

  • Luke 22:18
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    18for I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

  • Mark 2:22
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    22And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wine-skins.

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

  • John 2:10
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    10and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when [men] have drunk freely, [then] that which is worse: thou hast kept the good wine until now.

  • Matt 9:17
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    17Neither do [men] put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

  • Matt 26:29
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    29But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

  • Heb 12:13
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    13and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

  • 1 Cor 5:11
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    11but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

  • Prov 3:8
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    8It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

  • Prov 3:10
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    10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

  • 1 Cor 9:4
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    4Have we no right to eat and to drink?

  • Isa 1:22
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    22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

  • Jas 5:14
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    14Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

  • Job 15:16
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    16How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

  • Titus 2:2
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    2that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: