Topic
Abstemiousness
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 23:1–3Nave General scriptures concerning
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
- Daniel 1:8–16Nave INSTANCES OF — Daniel and his Hebrew companions
¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Now God had brought Daniel into…
- Matthew 11:19Nave INSTANCES OF — John the Baptist
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Pr 23:1-3
- → INSTANCES OF
- Daniel and his Hebrew companions Da 1:8-16
- John the Baptist Mt 11:19
- See ABSTINENCE
- See TEMPERANCE
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.