Deuteronomy 8:3

New English Translation

So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the Lord’s mouth.

Cross References

Psalm 105:40

They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

Matthew 4:4

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Luke 4:4

Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone.’”

1 Corinthians 10:3

and all ate the same spiritual food,

Deuteronomy 29:5

I have led you through the desert for forty years. Your clothing has not worn out nor have your sandals deteriorated.

Deuteronomy 29:6

You have eaten no bread and drunk no wine or beer – all so that you might know that I am the Lord your God!

Deuteronomy 32:47

For this is no idle word for you – it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”

Deuteronomy 9:9

When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that the Lord made with you, I remained there forty days and nights, eating and drinking nothing.