Bible Verses About Gaining Weight

“Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.”

“A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.”

“If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.”

“For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.”

“Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.”

“It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.”

“For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.”

“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.”

“Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.”

“But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

“No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

“Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.”

“But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life — and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.”

“As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

“A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.”

“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.” So he consented to this and tested them for ten days. And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.”

“A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.”

“Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah”

“And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.”