Overindulgence in food and drink is cautioned against in Scripture, as it can lead to negative consequences. In Proverbs, warnings are given to those who join those who "feast and drink too much" (Proverbs 23:20-21), and to be mindful of one's appetite, "put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony" (Proverbs 23:2). The apostle Paul also writes about the dangers of excess, noting that "their god is their stomach" (Philippians 3:19), and includes gluttony among the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:21. Genesis establishes the original intent for food, given by God for nourishment (Genesis 1:29), highlighting the importance of balance and self-control in eating habits.
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Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.