1 Timothy 3:8

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,

Cross References

Psalm 12:2

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

Psalm 5:9

For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.

Psalm 50:19

You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue for deceit.

Psalm 52:2

Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.

Ezekiel 44:21

No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Leviticus 10:9

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus: To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons.

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

1 Timothy 3:3

not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy —

1 Timothy 5:23

Don’t continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

Titus 1:7

For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Titus 2:3

In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

James 3:10

Praising and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers, these things should not be this way.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;