1 Timothy 5:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

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  • Ps 104:15 : 15 And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
  • 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking 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 take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink? 5 For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble. 6 Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter: 7 Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;
  • 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
  • Ezek 44:21 : 21 The priests are not to take wine when they go into the inner square.
  • 1 Tim 4:4 : 4 Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:
  • Lev 10:9-9 : 9 Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations. 10 And make a division between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean; 11 Teaching the children of Israel all the laws which the Lord has given them by the hand of Moses.

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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 take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?

    5For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

    6Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

    7Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.

  • 1 Tim 5:22
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    22Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

  • Prov 23:30-31
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    30Those who are seated late over the wine: those who go looking for mixed wine.

    31Keep your eyes from looking on the wine when it is red, when its colour is bright in the cup, when it goes smoothly down:

  • Luke 5:37-39
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    37And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins, for fear that the skins will be burst by the new wine, and the wine be let out, and the skins come to destruction.

    38But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

    39And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

    18And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

  • Prov 23:20
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    20Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

  • Isa 51:21
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    21So now give ear to this, you who are troubled and overcome, but not with wine:

  • 1 Tim 5:24
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    24The sins of some men are clearly seen, going before them to be judged; but with others, their sins go after them.

  • Isa 5:22
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    22Cursed are those who are strong to take wine, and great in making mixed drinks!

  • Rom 14:21
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    21It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!

  • Ezek 4:11
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    11And you are to take water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: you are to take it at regular times.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

  • Num 6:3
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    3He is to keep himself from wine and strong drink, and take no mixed wine or strong drink or any drink made from grapes, or any grapes, green or dry.

  • 1 Sam 1:14
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    14And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.

  • 1 Cor 11:30
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    30For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!

  • Prov 9:5
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    5Come, take of my bread, and of my wine which is mixed.

  • 1 Thess 5:6-7
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    6So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.

    7For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;

  • Mark 14:25
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    25Truly I say to you, I will take no more of the fruit of the vine till the day when I take it new in the kingdom of God.

  • Lev 10:9
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    9Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations.

  • Prov 5:15
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    15Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

  • Hos 4:11
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    11Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.

  • Luke 22:18
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    18For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.

  • Mark 2:22
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    22And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

  • John 2:10
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    10And said to him, Every man first puts out his best wine and when all have had enough he puts out what is not so good; but you have kept the good wine till now.

  • Matt 9:17
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    17And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.

  • Matt 26:29
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    29But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

  • Heb 12:13
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    13And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

  • Isa 24:9
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    9There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.

  • 1 Cor 5:11
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    11But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

  • Prov 3:8
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    8This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

  • Prov 3:10
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    10So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.

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

  • Isa 1:22
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    22Your silver is no longer true metal, your wine is mixed with water.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

  • Jas 5:14
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    14Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

  • Job 15:16
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    16How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!

  • Titus 2:2
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    2That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.