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
That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here--what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body-- what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
John 6:27
Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."
1 Timothy 6:6
And a great source of gain religion is, when it brings contentment with it!
Appetite
Luke 12:19
And I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.'