Numbers 6:3
he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
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Judges 13:4Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes [to say], Where is strong drink?
Amos 2:12But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
Luke 7:33For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.
Ephesians 5:18And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;
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 Numbers 6:2-22
The Law Concerning Nazarites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord : 3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is… Read the whole commentary →