Isaiah 55:2

“Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And delight yourself in abundance.

Psalm 22:26

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!

Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind
And they reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
It yields no grain.
Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.

Jeremiah 31:14

“I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

John 6:48-58

I am the bread of life.

Exodus 15:26

And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”

Deuteronomy 11:13

“It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul,

Psalm 34:11

Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 36:8

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

Psalm 63:5

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.

Proverbs 1:33

“But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

Proverbs 7:23

Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Proverbs 8:32

“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.

Proverbs 9:5

“Come, eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.

Isaiah 1:19

If you consent and obey,
You will eat the best of the land;

Isaiah 25:6

The Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain;
A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow,
And refined, aged wine.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Isaiah 46:6

“Those who lavish gold from the purse
And weigh silver on the scale
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They bow down, indeed they worship it.

Isaiah 51:1

Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,
Who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn
And to the quarry from which you were dug.

Isaiah 51:4

Pay attention to Me, O My people,
And give ear to Me, O My nation;
For a law will go forth from Me,
And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
A people in whose heart is My law;
Do not fear the reproach of man,
Nor be dismayed at their revilings.

Jeremiah 2:13

“For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me,
The fountain of living waters,
To hew for themselves cisterns,
Broken cisterns
That can hold no water.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feeds on wind,
And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.

Habakkuk 2:13

“Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples toil for fire,
And nations grow weary for nothing?

Matthew 15:9

But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”

Matthew 22:4

Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’

Mark 7:14

After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

Luke 15:15-16

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Luke 15:23

and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;

Romans 9:31

but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

Romans 10:2-3

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Philippians 3:4-7

although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more:

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

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Bible References

Do ye

Isaiah 44:20
He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils:
They have forsaken Me,
The fountain of living waters,
To hew for themselves cisterns,
Broken cisterns
That can hold no water.
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind
And they reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
It yields no grain.
Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind,
And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.
Habakkuk 2:13
“Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples toil for fire,
And nations grow weary for nothing?
Matthew 15:9
But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”
Luke 15:15
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Romans 9:31
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.
Romans 10:2
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
Philippians 3:4
although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more:
Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

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Isaiah 46:6
“Those who lavish gold from the purse
And weigh silver on the scale
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They bow down, indeed they worship it.

General references

Psalm 107:9
For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.
Proverbs 8:1
Does not wisdom call,
And understanding lift up her voice?
Proverbs 9:5
“Come, eat of my food
And drink of the wine I have mixed.
Isaiah 1:19
If you consent and obey,
You will eat the best of the land;
Matthew 22:9
Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’