13 occurrences

'Delight' in the Bible

His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He won't judge by what his eyes see, nor decide disputes by what his ears hear,

Verse ConceptsDiscernment, Nature OfLeaders, PoliticalSpirit Of ChristAppearancesChrist JudgingMaking DecisionsFearing Godrumors

Watch out! I'm stirring up the Medes against them, who care nothing for silver and take no delight in gold.

Verse ConceptsMoney's Deficiencies

"For the palace will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; the citadel and watchtower will become barren wastes forever, the delight of wild donkeys, and a pasture for flocks,

Verse ConceptsChaosTowersEmpty CitiesWild DonkeysDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment

Why spend your money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in rich food.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FoodemptinessdissatisfactionPleasurePhysical LabourUnprofitable SinsBeing UnsatisfiedBuying FoodNo FoodPay Attention To God!FinancesMoney Blessingsenergy

"If you keep your feet from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD's holy day honorable; and if you honor it by not going your own ways and seeking your own pleasure or speaking merely idle words,

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtDesecrationSabbath Observed

then you will take delight in the LORD, and he will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; and he will make you feast on the inheritance of your ancestor Jacob, your father. "Yes! The mouth of the LORD has spoken."

Verse ConceptsDelighting, Right Kinds OfDeerTrust In Relationshipssoaringrejuvenation

And you'll no longer be called "Deserted,' and your land will no longer be called "Desolate'; but people will call you "Hephzibah,' and your land "Beulah' for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married."

Verse ConceptsSinglenessDivine FavourLand Becoming EmptyGod Not ForsakingMarriage To God

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating, for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.

Verse ConceptsJoy And Happiness

I'll rejoice over Jerusalem, and take delight in my people; no longer will the sound of weeping be heard in it, nor the cry of distress.

Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfRest, EternalDivine FavourNon ExistenceNot Mourning

"Whoever slaughters an ox is just like one who kills a human being; whoever sacrifices a lamb is just like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever makes a grain offering is just like one who offers pig's blood; and whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense is just like one who blesses an idol. Yes, these have chosen their own ways, and they take delight in their contaminated actions.

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesAtonement, in OTDelighting, Wrong Kinds OfBlood, Figurative UseMemorialPleasureAbominations, Sin IsKilling Domesticated AnimalsPigsIncense Offered AmissKilling SacrificesMaking Cereal Offerings And Libationspork

so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her consoling breasts, and so that you may drink deeply and take delight from her glorious bosom."

Verse ConceptsSatisfactionAfflictions, Consolation DuringmomsMotherhoodbreasts

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Delight (265 instances)
Enchant (1 instance)
Enrapture (1 instance)
Revel (14 instances)
Transport (32 instances)

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συνήδομαι 
sunedomai 
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