Cross references

1 Timothy 5:23

Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

1 Timothy 5:23 BSB

1 Timothy 5:23 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 104:15 (8 votes) and Proverbs 31:4–7 (7 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Leviticus 10 to Titus 2.

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Which verses does 1 Timothy 5:23 point to?

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  1. wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

  2. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice. …

  3. For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

  4. not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

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

  6. “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean, …

  7. No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

  8. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

  9. Titus 1:74 votes

    As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

  10. Titus 2:34 votes

    Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

Which verses point to 1 Timothy 5:23?

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