Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Righteous
The belly
General references
Bible References
Righteous
Psalm 34:10
Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
1 Timothy 4:8
For "physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come."
Hebrews 13:5
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you."
The belly
Proverbs 6:11
and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:34
and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber."
Deuteronomy 28:48
instead in hunger, thirst, nakedness, and poverty you will serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you. They will place an iron yoke on your neck until they have destroyed you.
Deuteronomy 32:24
They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.
Isaiah 65:13
So this is what the sovereign Lord says: "Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."
General references
Psalm 37:16
The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,