1 Timothy 3:8

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Cross References

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Titus 2:3

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

1 Timothy 5:23

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

1 Timothy 3:3

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, 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 die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

James 3:10

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Titus 1:7

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

1 Timothy 3:12

Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their 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 deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 12:2

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, 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.

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Romans 3:13

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

Psalm 50:19

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

1 Timothy 3:2

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;