Amos 6:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Lie

James 5:5

Stretch themselves upon their couches

1 Samuel 25:36

Psalm 73:7

Luke 12:19

General references

Bible References

Lie

Ah! Those who rise early in the morning, they pursue strong drink. Those who linger in the evening, wine inflames them.

But look! Joy and gladness, the killing of oxen and the slaughtering of sheep, the eating of meat and the drinking of wine! "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"

"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.

Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

You have lived self-indulgently on the earth and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Stretch themselves upon their couches

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and look, {he was holding a feast} in his house like the feast of the king. {Nabal was enjoying himself}, and he [was] very drunk, so she did not tell him a thing, {nothing at all}, until the light of morning.

Their eye bulges from fat. Imaginings overflow [their] heart.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '

General references

And Abraham ran to the cattle and took a {calf}, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he made haste to prepare it.

They {sing} to [the] tambourine and lyre, and they rejoice to [the] sound of [the] long flute.

And you shall not enter [the] house of [the] banquet, to sit with them, to eat and drink."

And, I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will not be heard any longer.