Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Appetites » The power of appetite
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Belly » Used figuratively for the seat of the affections
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Fruits » Illustrative » Of a holy conversation
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Power » Spiritual, general references to » Of appetite
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Satisfaction » What satisfies a person
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Speech/communication » The fruit of the mouth
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.