1 Timothy 5:23 · KJV
“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.”
— 1 Timothy 5:23
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some {men} they follow after.
1 Timothy 5 — Context
I charge {thee} before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. {preferring...: or, prejudice}
22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
24Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some {men} they follow after.
25Likewise also the good works {of some} are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
Cross References
Psalms 104:15
And wine {that} maketh glad the heart of man, {and} oil to make {his} face to shine, and bread {which} strengtheneth man's heart. {oil...: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil}
Proverbs 31:4-7
{It is} not for kings, O Lemuel, {it is} not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God {is} good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1 Timothy 3:8
Likewise {must} the deacons {be} grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
1 Timothy 3:3
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; {given...: or, ready to quarrel, and offer wrong, as one in wine}
Titus 2:3
The aged women likewise, that {they be} in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; {holiness: or, holy women} {false...: or, one who foments strife}
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Leviticus 10:9-11
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: {it shall be} a statute for ever throughout your generations:
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