Zechariah 7:5 questions whether fasting was for God, directly continuing the motive inquiry into eating/drinking.

Deuteronomy 12:7 commands eating before the Lord with rejoicing — the opposite of the self-centered eating criticized in this verse.

Deuteronomy 14:26 prescribes eating and drinking before the Lord with rejoicing—contrasting with the selfish consumption rebuked here.

1 Chronicles 29:22 depicts a joyful feast before the Lord—in stark contrast to the self-centered eating and drinking here.

Hosea 8:13 shows God rejecting sacrifices eaten in sin—parallel to His rejection of their self-serving meals.

Hosea 9:4 describes polluted offerings not brought to the Lord—mirroring how their eating and drinking are not for Him.

1 Corinthians 10:31 commands doing all to God's glory—the direct opposite of eating and drinking for oneself.

1 Corinthians 11:21 describes each person taking their own supper selfishly—exactly the self-centered eating criticized here.

Colossians 3:17 commands doing all in Christ's name, contrasting with the self-serving eating/drinking criticized here.

Luke 18:12 shows a Pharisee fasting for self-glory, mirroring the self-centered eating in Zechariah — both are religious acts done for personal display.

Romans 14:6 presents eating for the Lord with thanksgiving, directly contrasting with Zechariah's self-centered eating — opposite motives for the same act.

Luke 5:33 notes Jesus' disciples eat/drink instead of fasting, linking to the fasting/feasting debate underlying this verse.

Jeremiah 36:9 describes a proclaimed fast, providing background for the fasting context surrounding this verse.