What does the Bible say about gluttony?

13 verses about gluttony, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about gluttony

1. Philippians 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 6 votes
2. Proverbs 23:20 — Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 5 votes
3. Proverbs 23:2 — And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 4 votes
4. Proverbs 23:21 — For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 3 votes
5. Proverbs 25:16 — Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 3 votes
6. 1 Corinthians 3:16 — Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 3 votes
7. 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. 2 votes
8. Psalms 78:18 — And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 2 votes
9. Romans 13:14 — But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 2 votes
10. 1 Corinthians 6:12 — All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 2 votes
11. 1 Corinthians 6:19 — 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? 2 votes
12. 1 Corinthians 10:31 — Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 2 votes
13. Philippians 3:18 — (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: 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (4), 1 Corinthians (4), Philippians (2), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (1), Romans (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.