It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Referencing Deuteronomy 8:3, Christ rebuffs the devil’s temptation. Barnes submits that by word is meant thing rather than specifically the scripture or spoken Word of God. The point is perhaps contentious given that whilst the word ρηματι (utterance) is found in the LXX, there is no equivalent word within the Masoretic texts.