'Sweet' in the Bible
So he said to them:Out of the eater came something to eat,and out of the strong came something sweet.After three days, they were unable to explain the riddle.
Now I am building a temple for the name of Yahweh my God in order to dedicate it to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the rows of the bread of the Presence continuously, and for sacrificing burnt offerings for the morning and the evening, the Sabbaths and the New Moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your stronghold.”
Though evil tastes sweet in his mouthand he conceals it under his tongue,
The dirt on his grave is sweet to him.Everyone follows behind him,and those who go before him are without number.
How sweet Your word is to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth.
“Stolen water is sweet,and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,but to turn from evilis an abomination to fools.
Pleasant words are a honeycomb:sweet to the taste and health to the body.
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good,and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;
A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.
Light is sweet,and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun.
W Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest,so is my love among the young men.I delight to sit in his shade,and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
My dove, in the clefts of the rock,in the crevices of the cliff,let me see your face,let me hear your voice;for your voice is sweet,and your face is lovely.
Woe to those who call evil goodand good evil,who substitute darkness for lightand light for darkness,who substitute bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter.
I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh,and they will be drunk with their own bloodas with sweet wine.Then all flesh will knowthat I, Yahweh, am your Savior,and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
What use to Me is frankincense from Shebaor sweet cane from a distant land?Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;your sacrifices do not please Me.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;wail, all you wine drinkers,because of the sweet wine,for it has been taken from your mouth.
In that daythe mountains will drip with sweet wine,and the hills will flow with milk.All the streams of Judah will flow with water,and a spring will issue from the Lord’s house,watering the Valley of Acacias.
Hear this! The days are coming—this is the Lord’s declaration—when the plowman will overtake the reaperand the one who treads grapes,the sower of seed.The mountains will drip with sweet wine,and all the hills will flow with it.