Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

Bible References

General references

Matthew 18:8
"And if your own hand or your own foot makes you do wrong, cut it off and put it out of your way. It is better for you to get into life maimed or crippled than to have both hands or both feet to be thrown into everlasting torture.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I keep on beating and bruising my body and making it my slave, so that I, after I have summoned others to the race, may not myself become unfit to run.
Philippians 3:19
Their doom is destruction, their stomach is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are feeding on earthly things,