Verse 3

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

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
  • Lev 10:9 : 9 "Drink no wine nor strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Meeting, that you don't die: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations:
  • Judg 13:14 : 14 She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.
  • Amos 2:12 : 12 "But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, And commanded the prophets, saying, 'Don't prophesy!'
  • 1 Tim 5:23 : 23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, 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 anyone who is afflicted.
  • Jer 35:6-8 : 6 But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever: 7 neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you sojourn. 8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
  • Luke 7:33-34 : 33 For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 "So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.