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God's Table

Given for food; also a picture of a simple table

Vegetables

Proverbs 15:17 prefers a dinner of herbs with love to a fatted ox with hatred.

Biblical permission← Food Guide

Where it appears in Scripture

Numbers 11:5 remembers Egypt's cucumbers and leeks; Proverbs 15:17.

What Scripture says

  • Vegetables are ordinary, good food.
  • A humble meal eaten in love is better than a rich one eaten in strife.

What Scripture does NOT say

  • Scripture receives vegetables as good provision and places love above a rich table; daily targets belong to wise present-day care.

New Testament context

Romans 14 names a believer who eats herbs and commands others not to despise him. Plant-based conviction can be honoured without being imposed as the measure of faith.

Common misconceptions

  • "Vegetarian Christians are weaker or holier." Romans 14 permits neither contempt nor spiritual ranking.