4 occurrences

'Merry' in the Bible

And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars:

Verse ConceptsAmusementsLeisure, And PastimesRecreationRevelryMaking FunSports

So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel's father said unto the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Material ThingsSittingPeople Who Delayed

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

Verse ConceptsNightMan's Action Tomorrow

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

Verse ConceptsVulgarityCrude LanguageDecadenceHomosexualityKnockingSexual Union IntendedAbuse

Bible Theasaurus

Festal (10 instances)
Festive (15 instances)
Lively (5 instances)
Merry (38 instances)
Rattling (5 instances)

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