"Do not drinkwineor strongdrink,neither you noryour sonswith you, when you comeinto the tentof meeting,so that you will not die--it is a perpetualstatutethroughout your generations--
"In the tentof meeting,outsidethe veilwhichis beforethe testimony,Aaronand his sonsshall keepit in orderfrom eveningto morningbeforethe LORD;[it shall be] a perpetualstatutethroughout their generationsfor the sonsof Israel.
Wineis a mocker,strongdrinka brawler,And whoeveris intoxicatedby it is not wise.
And thesealsoreelwith wineand staggerfrom strongdrink:The priestand the prophetreelwith strongdrink,They are confusedby wine,they staggerfrom strongdrink;They reelwhile having visions,They totter[when rendering] judgment.
"Norshall anyof the priestsdrinkwinewhen they enterthe innercourt.
Harlotry,wineand newwinetakeaway the understanding.
The LORDthen spoketo Aaron,saying,
It is a perpetualstatutethroughout your generationsin allyour dwellings:you shall not eatanyfator anyblood.'"
Then the priestshall wavethem for a waveofferingbeforethe LORD.It is holyfor the priest,togetherwith the breastofferedby wavingand the thighofferedby liftingup; and afterwardthe Naziritemay drinkwine.'
he shall abstainfrom wineand strongdrink;he shall drinknovinegar,whether made from wineor strongdrink,norshall he drinkanygrapejuicenoreatfreshor driedgrapes.
"For he will be greatin the sightof the Lord;and he will drinknowineorliquor,and he will be filledwith the HolySpiritwhile yetin his mother'swomb.
And do not get drunkwith wine,for that is dissipation,but be filledwith the Spirit,
not addicted to wineorpugnacious,but gentle,peaceable,free from the love of money.
Deaconslikewise[must be] men of dignity,not double-tongued,oraddictedto muchwineorfond of sordid gain,
No longerdrink water[exclusively], but usea littlewinefor the sakeof your stomachand your frequentailments.
For the overseermustbe above reproachas God'ssteward,not self-willed,not quick-tempered,not addicted to wine,not pugnacious,not fond of sordid gain,
