1 Timothy 5:23

New American Bible - revised edition

Stop drinking only water, but have a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

Cross References

Psalm 104:15

wine to gladden their hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread to sustain the human heart.

Ezekiel 44:21

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

Acts 18:5

When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began to occupy himself totally with preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus.

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:8

Similarly, deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain,

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving,

Titus 1:7

For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,

Titus 2:3

Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good,