1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

Majority Standard Bible

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

7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.

9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

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Cross References

Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

Psalms 50:19You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

Ezekiel 44:21No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

1 Timothy 5:23Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

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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