Reference: Belly
Easton
the seat of the carnal affections (Tit 1:12; Php 3:19; Ro 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Pr 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave or underworld (Jon 2:2).
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The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
Watsons
BELLY is used in Scripture for gluttony, Tit 1:12; Philipians 3:16; Ro 16:18. For the heart, or the secrets of the mind, Pr 20:27,30; 22:18. The "belly of hell" signifies the grave, or some imminent danger, or deep distress, Jon 2:2; Ecclus. 2:5.
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The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being.
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."