1 Timothy 3:8

A Conservative Version

Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,

Cross References

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the sanctified in Jesus Christ who are at Philippi, with the guardians and helpers:

Titus 2:3

Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,

1 Timothy 5:23

No longer drink water, but use a little wine because of thy stomach and thy frequent weaknesses.

1 Timothy 3:3

no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money,

Leviticus 10:9

Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye not die--it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations--

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.

Titus 1:7

For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,

1 Timothy 3:12

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

Ezekiel 44:21

Neither shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter into the inner court.

Psalm 52:2

Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 12:2

They speak falsehood everyone with his neighbor. With flattering lip, and with a double heart, they speak.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they deceive (LXX/NT).

1 Peter 5:2

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,

Psalm 50:19

Thou give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.

1 Timothy 3:2

The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,