1 Timothy 3:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁸ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ 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)

⁸ Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Common English Bible

⁸ In the same way, servants in the church should be dignified, not two-faced, heavy drinkers, or greedy for money.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ 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

⁸ Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:

1 Timothy 3:8 Cross References

Psalm 12:2

They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 50:19

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Ezekiel 44:21

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

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:

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Phil´ippi, with the bishops and deacons:

1 Timothy 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

1 Timothy 3:2

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1 Timothy 3:3

not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

1 Timothy 5:23

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

Titus 1:7

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Titus 2:3

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

1 Peter 5:2

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;