Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
1 Timothy 3:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In like manner the deacons [must be] worthy of respect, not shifty and double-talkers but sincere in what they say, not given to much wine, not greedy for base gain [craving wealth and resorting to ignoble and dishonest methods of getting it]. American Standard Version (1901) Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Common English Bible In the same way, servants in the church should be dignified, not two-faced, heavy drinkers, or greedy for money. Catholic Public Domain Version Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre: |
Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is destruction, their throat is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.
you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a sharp razor, you worker of treachery.
“Drink no wine nor strong drink, you nor your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
“Their throat is an open grave, they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.”
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well;
Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,
no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money.
No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
Bid the older women likewise to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink; they are to teach what is good,
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so.
Tend the flock of God that is your charge, not by constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly,