Quotes about Indulgence
By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
— Esther 1:8
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
— Job 15:27
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
— Job 20:17
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
— Psalm 78:30
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
— Proverbs 9:17
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
— Proverbs 23:3
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
— Proverbs 23:6
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
— Proverbs 23:20
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
— Proverbs 23:30
Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
— Proverbs 23:31
and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
— Ecclesiastes 2:8
You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
— Ezekiel 23:41