Numbers 6:3
from wine and strong drink he doth keep separate; vinegar of wine, and vinegar of strong drink he doth not drink, and any juice of grapes he doth not drink, and grapes moist or dry he doth not eat;
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Judges 13:4And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
Proverbs 31:4Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
Amos 2:12And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'
Luke 7:33'For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;
Ephesians 5:18and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,
1 Timothy 5:23no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of 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 →