Ecclesiastes 6:7

All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach -- yet his appetite is never satisfied!

Proverbs 16:26

A laborer's appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.

Genesis 3:17-19

But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"

Matthew 6:25

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

Luke 12:19

And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

John 6:27

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."

1 Timothy 6:6-8

Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Bible References

The labour

Genesis 3:17
But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Proverbs 16:26
A laborer's appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.
Matthew 6:25
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
John 6:27
Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."
1 Timothy 6:6
Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.

Appetite

Ecclesiastes 6:3
Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"
Ecclesiastes 5:10
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.
Luke 12:19
And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

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