![]() 20) Proverbs 23:21 Drunkenness causes poverty. Or weaknesses of body, occasioned by hard studies, frequent ministrations, and indefatigable pains and labours he endured in spreading the Gospel of Christ. 19) Proverbs 23:19-20 A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages. To help digestion, and to remove the disorders which might attend it: the Ethiopic version renders it, "for the pain of the liver", and "for thy perpetual disease" which last might be a pain in his head, arising from the disorder of his stomach: the last clause we render, Not as though there was any danger of Timothy's running into an excess of drinking but for the sake of others, lest they should abuse such a direction, to indulge themselves in an excessive way and chiefly to prevent the scoffs of profane persons who otherwise would have insinuated that the apostle indulged intemperance and excess: whereas this advice to the use of wine, was not for pleasure, and for the satisfying of the flesh, but for health, ![]() All things are lawful for me, but I will not be dominated by anything. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. After some months of counseling, Mia was. 1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. Jesus promises us in John 14:27: Peace I leave with you my peace I give you. Mia grew angry when she found herself rejected by her stepdad and forced to live with her dad and his girlfriend’s son, a young man who had bullied her at school. Do everything you can to be supportive as they recover. Here is what the Bible offers parents to help their kids who are cutting. Let them know you’re praying for them, and encourage them to move forward to get sober and heal. Some, by "a little wine", understand not the quantity, but the quality of the wine a thin, small, weak wine, or wine mixed with water and so the Ethiopic version renders the words, "drink no more simple water", (or water only,) "but mix a little wine" though rather the quantity is intended, and which is mentioned. Self-harm is an attempt to find relief from emotional distress. And it seems by this, that his long and only use of water for his drink had been prejudicial to his health: wherefore the following advice was judged proper: They will soar high on wings like eagles. Isaiah 40:31 But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. Jeremiah 31:25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint. ![]() Though it was commendable in him to keep under his body, as the apostle did, by abstemious living, and not pamper the flesh and encourage the lusts of it, and so preserve purity and chastity yet it was proper that he should take care of his health, that it was not impaired by too much severity, and so he be incapable of doing the work of the Lord. Matthew 11:28 Then Jesus said, Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
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