1 Timothy 3:3 lists overseer qualifications (not given to wine, not greedy) that overlap with the deacon qualifications here.

1 Timothy 6:5 warns against using godliness for gain—parallels the deacon's prohibition on greedy gain.

Psalm 12:2 condemns 'double heart' speech with flattering lips, directly paralleling the 'not double-tongued' requirement here.

Acts 6:3 lists qualifications for the first deacons — honest report, full of Spirit and wisdom — directly parallel to the deacon qualifications here.

James 3:10 warns against blessing and cursing from the same mouth, directly related to the double-tongued sin forbidden here.

Isaiah 56:11 condemns greedy shepherds—directly parallels the warning against deacons being greedy for dishonest gain.

1 Thessalonians 2:5 recalls Paul avoiding flattery and greed—directly echoes the deacon's charge against greed.

Titus 1:7 lists overseer qualifications including not greedy—parallels the same standards for deacons here.

Titus 2:3 similarly warns older women against addiction to much wine, mirroring the deacon qualifications here.

1 Peter 5:2 instructs elders not to pursue dishonest gain, the same warning given to deacons here.

2 Peter 2:3 condemns false teachers who exploit for gain, contrasting with the deacon's call to avoid dishonest gain.

Psalm 5:9 condemns deceitful speech ('throat an open grave'), similar to the double-tongued behavior forbidden for deacons here.

Philippians 1:1 also names deacons as a church office, reinforcing the role for which Paul gives qualifications here.