1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

In Context

7Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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Cross References

Psalms 5:9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

Psalms 50:19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

Ezekiel 44:21Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:

1 Timothy 3:3no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

1 Timothy 5:23Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach`s sake and thine often infirmities.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:2-8

Duties of Bishops and Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how… Read the whole commentary →

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