Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Belly » Used figuratively for the seat of the affections
From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.
A certain one of them, [one of] their own prophets, has said, "Cretans [are] always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."
"Should [the] wise answer [with] windy knowledge, and should he fill his stomach [with the] east wind?
Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach, {he lets nothing escape that he desires}.
The lamp of Yahweh [is] the spirit of humankind, he who searches every {innermost part}.
I hear and my stomach shakes; my lips quiver at the sound; infection enters my bones; that which [is] beneath me trembles; I wait quietly for the day of trouble to come upon the people attacking us.
the one who believes in me. Just as the scripture said, 'Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.'"