Numbers 6:3
he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of fermented drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
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Judges 13:4Now therefore please be careful and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing.
Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel;it is not for kings to drink wine;nor for princes to say, 'Where is strong drink?'
Amos 2:12"But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink,and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Do not prophesy!'
Luke 7:33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'
Ephesians 5:18Do not be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
1 Timothy 5:23Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent 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 →