1 Timothy 3:8

The English Standar Version

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,[3] not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.

Cross References

Psalm 12:2

Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 50:19

"You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

Ezekiel 44:21

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

Leviticus 10:9

"Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

Romans 3:13

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants[1] of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers[2] and deacons:[3]

1 Timothy 3:12

Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.

1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore an overseer[1] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,[2] sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 5:23

(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)

Titus 1:7

For an overseer,[4] as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

Titus 2:3

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

James 3:10

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,[3] these things ought not to be so.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[1] not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[2] not for shameful gain, but eagerly;