For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.
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TSK · 1 Timothy 3:8
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You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.
No priest may drink wine when he enters the inner court.
“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
(Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion and your frequent illnesses.)
Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.
Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.