Obesity

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

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

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: — read the full passage →

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. — read the full passage →

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: — read the full passage →

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. — read the full passage →

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. — read the full passage →

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: — read the full passage →

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. — read the full passage →

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. — read the full passage →

Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: — read the full passage →

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. — read the full passage →

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. — read the full passage →

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. — read the full passage →

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. — read the full passage →

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: — read the full passage →

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. — read the full passage →

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: — read the full passage →

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. — read the full passage →

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. — read the full passage →

The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.