Temperate

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience: — read the full passage →

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink;

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

else must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once at the end of the ages hath he been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly:

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.

And God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Jehovah placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.

Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →

ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. — read the full passage →

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord — read the full passage →

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. — read the full passage →

Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.

And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king.

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me.

And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.

Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; — read the full passage →

Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them!

Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.