Matthew 6:25
On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Luke 12:19
and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years rest, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.
John 6:27
Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you; for him has God the Father sealed.
1 Timothy 6:6-8
But piety with contentment is great gain.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
The labour
Appetite
Bible References
The labour
Matthew 6:25
On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?
John 6:27
Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you; for him has God the Father sealed.
1 Timothy 6:6
But piety with contentment is great gain.
Appetite
Luke 12:19
and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years rest, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.