28 occurrences in 8 translations

'Delightful' in the Bible

So Jacob went and got the two young goats, and brought them to his mother; and his mother prepared a delicious dish of food [with a delightful aroma], the kind his father loved [to eat].

Saul and Jonathan,loved and delightful,they were not parted in life or in death.They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

[The] measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Yes, [my] inheritance is delightful for me.

[When] with rebukes you chastise a man for sin, you {consume} like a moth his delightful [things]. Surely everyone [is] a [mere] vapor. Selah

It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord,To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.

The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.

W Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!For your love is more delightful than wine.

The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!

W How handsome you are, my love.How delightful!Our bed is lush with foliage;

How delightful your love is, my sister, my bride.Your love is much better than wine,and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.

The Beloved to Her Lover: Awake, O north wind; come, O south wind! Blow on my garden so that its fragrant spices may send out their sweet smell. May my beloved come into his garden and eat its delightful fruit!

“How beautiful and how delightful you are,My love, with all your charms!

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of IsraelAnd the men of Judah His delightful plant.Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock that is your strength. Therefore even though you plant delightful plants, sowing them with imported vine-seedlings,

When that time comes, sing about a delightful vineyard!

Beat your breasts in mourningfor the delightful fields and the fruitful vines,

All those who form an idol [are] nothing, and their delightful things do not profit. And their witnesses do not see or know, so they will be ashamed.

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,a delightful child?Whenever I speak against him,I certainly still think about him.Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;I will truly have compassion on him.This is the Lord’s declaration.

Even though he flourishes like a reed plant, a scorching east wind will come, a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert. As a result, his spring will dry up; his well will become dry. That wind will spoil all his delightful foods in the containers in his storehouse.

Make bald and shave, for thy delightful sons, Enlarge thy baldness as an eagle, For they have removed from thee!

The women of My people ye cast out from its delightful house, From its sucklings ye take away My honour to the age.

“Then all the nations will consider you fortunate, for you will be a delightful land,” says the Lord of Hosts.

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