7 occurrences

'Delightful' in the Bible

The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.

Verse ConceptsA Word Fitly Spoken

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

Verse ConceptsAttractionRomance

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.

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalGod, Will OfHorticultureNeglectOppression, Examples OfMetaphorical VineyardsKilling The InnocentOutcryGardens

For you have forgotten the God of your salvationAnd have not remembered the rock of your refuge.Therefore you plant delightful plantsAnd set them with vine slips of a strange god.

Verse ConceptsFortressesGod, The RockRocksMetaphorical Plantingmindfulness

“Is Ephraim My dear son?Is he a delightful child?Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,I certainly still remember him;Therefore My heart yearns for him;I will surely have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfGod, Compassion OfGod, Suffering OfIntimacyRejection Of God, Results OfBowelsSpiritual AdoptionIsrael As Sons Of GodGod Remembering His PeopleGod Will Show Mercy

“All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.

Verse ConceptsGod Will Bless

Bible Theasaurus

Charming (4 instances)
Delicious (11 instances)
Delightful (30 instances)
Savory (7 instances)

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