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.