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 talebearer cause wounds. They plunge down to the innermost parts.
The breath of man is the candle of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of him.
It is pleasant that you keep them within you. They will be firmly established on you lips.
He said: I called to Jehovah because of my affliction. And he answered me! Out of the belly of the grave I cried and you heard my voice.
They do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unaware.
Their end is destruction. Their god is their belly. Their glory is in their shame. They set their mind on earthly things.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said: Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle 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 breath of man is the candle of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of him.
It takes a painful experience to cleanse our hearts.
It is pleasant that you keep them within you. They will be firmly established on you lips.
He said: I called to Jehovah because of my affliction. And he answered me! Out of the belly of the grave I cried and you heard my voice.
They do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unaware.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said: Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.