50 Bible Verses about Pleasure

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.

{But only} in this must the one who boasts boast, [that] he has insight, and [that] he knows me, that I [am] Yahweh, showing loyal love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these [things] I delight," {declares} Yahweh.

[The] steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.

An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.

An abomination of Yahweh are lips of deceit, but they who act faithfully [are] his delight.

At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for [to do] so {was your gracious will}.

At [that] same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.

"Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

Look! [here is] my servant; I hold him, my chosen one, [in whom] my soul delights. I have {put} my spirit on him; he will bring justice forth to the nations.

having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will,

For you [are] not a God [who] desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.

Have I delight by any means [in the] death of [the] wicked, {declares} the Lord Yahweh, [and] not at his turning from his way, {so that} he lives?

For you do not delight [in] sacrifice or I would give [it]. [With] a burnt offering you are not pleased.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of the man.

What [is the] abundance of your sacrifices to me? says Yahweh. I have had enough [of] burnt offerings of rams and [the] fat [of] fattened animals and I do not delight in [the] blood of bulls and ram-lambs and goats.

For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying," {declares} the Lord Yahweh. "And [so] repent and live!"

Say to them, '{As I live},' {declares} the Lord Yahweh, '{Surely I have no delight} in the death of the wicked, {except} in [the] wicked returning from his way, and he lives. Turn back! Turn back from your ways, O evil [ones], for why should you die, house of Israel?'

Command those [who are] rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all [things] richly for enjoyment,

You will make known to me [the] path of life. In your presence [is] fullness of joy. At your right hand [are] pleasures forever.

Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.

For I joyfully agree with the law of God in my inner person,

Instead, in the law of Yahweh [is] his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Then my soul will rejoice in Yahweh; it will rejoice in his salvation.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, {my surpassing joy}, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.

The works of Yahweh [are] great, studied by all [who] delight [in] them.

Praise Yah! Blessed [is the] man [who] fears Yahweh; he takes great delight in his commands.

I will take delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

The delight of kings [are] the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love.

A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

Why do you weigh out money for [what is] not food, and your labor for {what cannot satisfy}? Listen carefully to me, and eat [what is] good, and let your soul take pleasure in {rich} food.

To whom shall I speak and admonish, that they may hear? Look, their ears [are] {closed}, and they are not able to listen attentively. Look, the word of Yahweh is to them an object of scorn, they do not delight in it.

Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became to me as jubilation, even as the joy of my heart, for your name is called on me, Yahweh God of hosts.

And the [seed] that fell into the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear and [as they] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.

"{How long}, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And [how long] will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

those who are happy to do evil, [for] they delight in [the] deviousness of evil,

The one who slaughters bull strikes a man; the one who slaughters lamb for sacrifice breaks the neck [of] a dog. The one who offers an offering, [the] blood of swine; the one who offers frankincense blesses an idol. Indeed, they themselves have chosen their ways, and their soul delights in their abhorrence.

in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth, but delighted in unrighteousness.

But the one who lives for sensual pleasure is dead [even though she] lives.

traitors, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God,

choosing instead to be mistreated with the people of God [rather] than to experience the transitory enjoyment of sin,

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, in order that you may spend [it] on your pleasures.

being harmed [as the] wages of unrighteousness. Considering reveling in the daytime a pleasure, [they are] stains and blemishes, carousing in their deceitful pleasures [when they] feast together with you, having eyes full of [desire for] an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, [and] having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children!