1 Timothy 5:23

New International Version

Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

Cross References

Psalm 104:15

wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.

Ezekiel 44:21

No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.

Acts 18:5

When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,

1 Timothy 3:3

not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:8

In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

Titus 1:7

Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

Titus 2:3

Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.