Obesity

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from 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 gluttons shameth his father.

whose end is perdition, whose god is the 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 falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous 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 told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: — read the full passage →

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

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

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

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 →

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

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

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

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

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

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that 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.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

The full soul loatheth a 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 prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.

If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. — read the full passage →

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

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

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me: — read the full passage →

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

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Happy 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 him to show unto his servants, even the 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 Eli fell from off his 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 anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantments, nor practise augury. — read the full passage →

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

casting all your anxiety upon him, because 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 eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment. — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, 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 →

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: — read the full passage →

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

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

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

And 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 Jehovah thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: — read the full passage →

So then each 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 →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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 →

Let him put 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 will clothea manwith rags.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who 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 to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

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

For I would have you know how greatly I strive 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 forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

who shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working whereby he is able even to subject all things unto himself.

But I say, Walk by 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 becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. — read the full passage →

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

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: — read the full passage →

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.

And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire. — read the full passage →

The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah 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 wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. — read the full passage →

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

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, When it sparkleth in the cup, When it goeth down smoothly: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.