Bible Cross References
messes
2 Samuel 11:8
And David said to Uriah, Go to your house, and wash your feet. And Uriah departed from the house of the king, and a portion [of meat] from the king followed him.
was five times
Genesis 45:22
And he gave to them all two sets of clothing apiece; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of clothing.
1 Samuel 1:5
And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Elkanah loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord had closed her womb.
1 Samuel 9:22-24
22
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them to the inn, and set them there a place among the chief of those that were called, about seventy men.
23
And Samuel said to the cook, Give me the portion which I gave you, which I told you to set aside.
24
Now the cook had boiled the shoulder, and he set it before Saul. And Samuel said to Saul, Behold that which is left, set before you, and eat; for it is set there for a testimony in preference to the others; take of it. So Saul ate with Samuel on that day.
were merry
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain,
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with mirth, and drink your wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favorably accepted your works.
Ecclesiastes 10:19
Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice; but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
Song of Songs 5:1
Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yes, brethren, drink abundantly.
Habakkuk 1:6
Wherefore, behold, I stir up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that walks upon the breadth of the earth, to inherit tabernacles not his own.
Matthew 11:19
"The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' And so wisdom is justified by her children."
John 2:10
and said to him, "Every man first sets out the good wine, and when they have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!"