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
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal."
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is itself great gain.
Appetite
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'