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Strong Concordance 1Co 6:13 Meats [1033] for the belly [2836], and [2532] the belly [2836] for meats [1033]: but [1161] God [2316] shall destroy [2673] both [2532] it [5026] and [2532] them [5023]. Now [1161] the body [4983] is not [3756] for fornication [4202], but [235] for the Lord [2962]; and [2532] the Lord [2962] for the body [4983].

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BELLY the seat of the carnal affections (Titus 1:12; Phil. 3:19; Rom. 16:18). The word is used symbolically for the heart (Prov. 18:8; 20:27; 22:18, marg.). The "belly of hell" signifies the grave or underworld (Jonah 2:2).
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