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Overeating

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1 Corinthians 10:31

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

Proverbs 23:2

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

1 Corinthians 6:19–20

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 →

Proverbs 23:20–21

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

1 Corinthians 6:19

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;

Philippians 3:19

whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Proverbs 25:27

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

1 Corinthians 6:20

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Proverbs 28:7

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

Romans 14:21

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Exodus 15:26

and he said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am Jehovah that healeth thee.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Proverbs 25:16

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

Philippians 4:5

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

1 Corinthians 10:13

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.

Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Proverbs 23:1–3

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

Deuteronomy 21:20

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.

John 14:16

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,

Genesis 1:29–30

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food: — read the full passage →

Leviticus 3:17

It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that ye shall eat neither fat nor blood.

Philippians 3:18–19

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 →

John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Proverbs 20:1

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

Deuteronomy 8:3

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

Romans 3:23

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Psalms 104:15

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, Andoil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

1 Corinthians 3:16–17

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

1 Corinthians 9:27

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.

Matthew 4:1–25

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 12:13–14

This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 23:20

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

2 Timothy 1:7

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

Titus 1:12

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

Colossians 3:5

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

Psalms 78:18

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

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:

1 Timothy 5:23

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Matthew 11:19

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

James 4:7

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Romans 13:14

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

Matthew 5:16

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Zechariah 7:6

And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

Proverbs 25:28

He whose spirit is without restraint Islikea city that is broken down and without walls.

Proverbs 23:19–21

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way. — read the full passage →

Matthew 4:4

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.

Proverbs 31:27

She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.

James 1:14

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

1 Corinthians 6:12

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

Ruth 2:14

And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.

2 Timothy 3:1–9

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

Luke 7:34

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Matthew 6:17–18

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; — read the full passage →

Proverbs 13:13–25

Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. — read the full passage →

Exodus 23:25

And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

Revelation 22:2

in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 21:4

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

James 2:17

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

Galatians 5:22–23

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

1 Corinthians 10:7

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Ezekiel 16:49

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.

Isaiah 59:2

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Proverbs 18:20

A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

Psalms 30:2

O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

Deuteronomy 14:1–29

Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Romans 12:1

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.

John 14:17

even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Isaiah 53:5

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Leviticus 11:1–47

And Jehovah spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Psalms 23:1–6

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1

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;

James 3:16

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

Philippians 3:19–20

whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. — read the full passage →

John 1:1–51

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Matthew 16:25

For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

Matthew 4:23

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;

Proverbs 20:17

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

John 3:16–17

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 →

Psalms 78:17–19

Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 15:1–58

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, — read the full passage →

Ezekiel 38:19

For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

1 Corinthians 15:32

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.

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