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Belly

The seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The “belly of hell” signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2).

In the Bible

48

Verses where Belly is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Corinthians 6:13

    “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

  • 1 Kings 7:20

    On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.

  • Daniel 2:32

    The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

  • Ezekiel 3:3

    “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

  • Genesis 3:14

    So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.

  • Habakkuk 3:16

    I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

+42 more verses naming Belly.

Belly references

2

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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