- eat and drink:
- "And upon¹ the noblesª of the childrenª of Israelª he laidª° not¹ his hand:ª also they sawª°¹ God,ª and did eatª° and drink.ª°" {Exd 24:11} + "And there¹ ye shall eatª° beforeª the LORDª your God,ª and ye shall rejoiceª° in all¹ that ye putª your handª unto, ye¹ and your households,ª wherein¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee." {Deu 12:7} + "Then there shall be¹ a placeª which¹ the LORDª your Godª shall chooseª° to cause his nameª to dwellª° there;¹ thither¹ shall ye bringª°¹ all¹ that¹ I¹ commandª° you; your burnt offerings,ª and your sacrifices,ª your tithes,ª and the heave offeringª of your hand,ª and all¹ your choiceª vowsª which¹ ye vowª° unto the LORD:ª ... And ye shall rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª your God,ª ye,¹ and your sons,ª and your daughters,ª and your menservants,ª and your maidservants,ª and the Leviteª that¹ [is] within your gates;ª forasmuchª as he hath no¹ partª nor inheritanceª with¹ you." {Deu 12:11-12} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° in thy feast,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Levite,ª the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] within thy gates.ª ... Every manª [shall give] as he is able,ªª according to the blessingª of the LORDª thy Godª which¹ he hath givenª° thee." {Deu 16:14-17} + "And on the threeª and twentiethª dayª of the seventhª monthª he sentª°¹ the peopleª away²° into their tents,ª gladª and merryª in heartª for¹ the goodnessª that¹ the LORDª had shewedª° unto David,ª and to Solomon,ª and to Israelª his people.ª" {2Ch 7:10} + "And all¹ the peopleª went¹ their way²° to eat,ª° and to drink,ª° and to sendª° portions,ª and to makeª° greatª mirth,ª because¹ they had understoodª° the wordsª that¹ were declaredª° unto them." {Neh 8:12} + "[There is] nothing¹ betterª for a man,ª [than] that he should eatª°¹ and drink,ª° and [that] he should make his soulª¹¹ enjoy²° goodª in his labour.ª Thisª also¹ I¹ saw,ª° that¹ it¹ [was] from the handª¹ of God.ª" {Ecc 2:24} + "I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ goodª in them, but¹ for¹ [a man] to rejoice,ª° and to doª° goodª in his life.ª ... And also¹ that every man² should eatª°¹¹¹ and drink,ª° and enjoyª° the goodª of all¹ his labour,ª it¹ [is] the giftª of God.ª" {Ecc 3:12-13} + "Then I¹ commendedª°¹ mirth,ª because¹ a manª hath no¹ better¹ thing² under¹ the sun,ª than¹¹ to eat,ª° and to drink,ª° and to be merry:ª° for that¹ shall abideª° with him of his labourª the daysª of his life,ª which¹ Godª givethª° him under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 8:15} + "Go¹ thy way,²° eatª° thy breadª with joy,ª and drinkª° thy wineª with a merryª heart;ª for¹ Godª nowª acceptethª°¹ thy works.ª" {Ecc 9:7} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª ... That they do good,ª° that they be richª° inª goodª works,ª¹ ready to distribute,ª²° willing to communicate;ª" {1Tm 6:17-18}
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