18 occurrences

'Pleasant' in the Bible

When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.

Verse ConceptsSubjectionThose At EaseForced LabourGood Qualities

They will teach Jacob your ordinances and Israel your law; they will offer incense as a pleasant odor, and a whole offering on your altar.

Verse ConceptsDoctrine, CommunicatedBurnt offeringHigh Priest, In OtIncenseTeaching The Way Of God

Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!

Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofHarpsinstrumentsdrums

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfPraise, Reasons ForPraise The Lord!

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

Verse ConceptsCompliments

The sleep of the laborer is pleasant -- whether he eats little or much -- but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Verse ConceptsHard LaborWakefulnessMore Than EnoughHard WorkWorryingSleeping Peacefullyworkinghardworkworries

"I thought to myself, 'Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!' I thought you would call me, 'Father' and would never cease being loyal to me.

Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfPeople Of God, In OtRejection Of God, Results OfSpiritual AdoptionIsrael As Sons Of GodFollowing Godfatherhood

They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and burn offerings on the hills; they sacrifice under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is so pleasant. As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!

Verse ConceptsHillsTreesOaksThose Who Committed AdulterySacrificing On The High Places

"The Lord who rules over all says, 'The fast of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become joyful and happy, pleasant feasts for the house of Judah, so love truth and peace.'

Verse ConceptsFeastsFasting, Nature OfJoy, Of IsraelPeace, In Christian LivingMonth 4Month 5Month 7Month 10Fasting RegularlyFuture Rejoicing In GodLoving GoodMonthsFastingCelebrationFasting And Prayer

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Agreeable (11 instances)
Pleasant (133 instances)

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