Everyday words
Belly
Start with Genesis 3:14, where the Bible uses the word belly in a real sentence: “Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 3:14
“Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.”
2. Leviticus 11:42
“Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.”
3. 1 Kings 7:20
“There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital.”
4. Job 20:15
“He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.”
5. Job 20:23
“When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.”
6. Job 40:16
“Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.”
7. Psalms 17:14
“from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.”
8. Proverbs 13:25
“The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 3:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
YahwehGodtotheserpent,“Becauseyouhavethis,youarecursedaboveallandaboveeveryanimalofthefield.Youshallgoonyourbellyandyoushalleatdustallthedaysofyourlife.