The word in Scripture

Vinegar in the Bible

The word vinegar appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Vinegar is sour wine, offered to Jesus in His thirst upon the cross. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What vinegar means in the Bible

Vinegar is sour wine, offered to Jesus in His thirst upon the cross.

Where the word vinegar appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word vinegar appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.”Numbers 6:3

“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”Psalms 69:21

“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.”Proverbs 10:26

“As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.”Proverbs 25:20

“They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.”Matthew 27:34

“And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.”Mark 15:36

“And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,”Luke 23:36

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”John 19:30