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
For this cause I tell you, Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life of more value than meat, and the body than raiment?
John 6:27
Labour not for the meat which is perishable, but for that meat which endureth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give you: for him hath the Father sealed, even God.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Appetite
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry!