English Explanatory Dictionary

man shall not live by bread alone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. People need more than food and shelter to live a fulfilling life.

Word forms

man shall not live by bread alone man does not live by bread alone man does not live on bread alone man shall not live on bread alone one does not live by bread alone

Etymology

From the King James translation of Luke 4:4 (“And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God”) or Matthew 4:4 (“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”), which are paraphrases of Deuteronomy 8:3. The Middle English translation in Wycliffe’s Bible is a man lyveth not in breed aloon.

Related words

daily bread
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