8 Bible Verses about Delighting, Wrong Kinds Of

He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

“But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine’s blood;
He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol.
As they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.

“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,

in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.

They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;