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NASB | Nehemiah 1:4 ¶ When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Nehemiah 1:4 ¶ Now it came about when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying [constantly] before the God of heaven. |
Subject: Role of fasting in a Christian's walk? |
Bible Note: Of course, It is unhealthy to overindulge yourself (gluttony), which is soundly condemned in the Bible. Here is the entry for "gluttony" according to Nave's Topical Bible.. "General scriptures concerning Exo_16:20; Exo_16:21; Exo_16:27; Num_11:32; Num_11:33; Deu_21:20; Deu_21:21; Pro_23:21; Pro_30:21; Pro_30:22; Ecc_10:17; Isa_22:13; Amo_6:4-7; Luk_12:19; Luk_12:20; Luk_12:45; Luk_12:46; Luk_21:34; Rom_13:13; Rom_13:14; 1Co_15:32; Phi_3:19; 1Pe_4:3; Jud_1:12; INSTANCES OF Esau Gen_25:30-34; Heb_12:16; Heb_12:17; Israel Num_11:4; Psa_78:18; Sons of Eli 1Sa_2:12-17; Belshazzar Dan_5:1;" - Nolan |