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Pleasure
Verses
34 results- Verse1 Corinthians 13:6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
- Verse2 Timothy 3:4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
- VersePsalms 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
- VersePsalms 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
- Verse1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
Words (Strong's)
- WordH185 אַוָּה · ʼavvâh (Hebrew)longing. The Hebrew word stands 7 times in the original text.
- WordH2896 טוֹב · ṭôwb (Hebrew)good (as an adjective) in the widest sense. The Hebrew word stands 538 times in the original text.
- WordH5315 נֶפֶשׁ · nephesh (Hebrew)properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality. The Hebrew word stands 754 times in the original text.
- WordH7470 רְעוּת · rᵉʻûwth (Hebrew)desire. The Hebrew word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordH7522 רָצוֹן · râtsôwn (Hebrew)delight (especially as shown). The Hebrew word stands 56 times in the original text.
Themes
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2 resultsFeatured studies
2 results- StudyEcclesiastes: the Study GuideEvery avenue of meaning under the sun (wisdom, pleasure, great works, wealth, toil, youth) run through the sieve of death and found to be hevel. What does not filter through: the gift received, and…
- StudyVanity Under the SunOne Hebrew word, hevel, widening from wisdom to pleasure to a life's whole labor to 'all': and the phrase, under the sun, that bounds the search that finds it. What escapes the verdict, and what the…
Voices
3 results- VoiceCaius Presbyter of RomeCaius — the name is also spelled Gaius — was a presbyter of the church at Rome during the episcopate of Zephyrinus, roughly 199 to 217. Eusebius calls him a very learned man…
- VoiceMethodius of OlympusMethodius was a bishop in Lycia, on the southern coast of Asia Minor, in the late third century. The sources disagree about his see — Olympus is the usual name, with Patara and…
- VoiceJohn PiperJohn Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is an American Reformed Baptist theologian, pastor, and author. Educated at Wheaton College (B.A. literature, 1968), Fuller…
Apocrypha (study resources)
23 results- Study resourceSirach 19:5Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life.
- Study resourceSirach 18:32Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expence thereof.
- Study resource1 Maccabees 4:42So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law:
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 1:13For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living.
- Study resourceSirach 25:21Stumble not at the beauty of a woman, and desire her not for pleasure.
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H185אַוָּה ʼavvâh — longingH2896טוֹב ṭôwb — good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH5315נֶפֶשׁ nephesh — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH7470רְעוּת rᵉʻûwth — desireH7522רָצוֹן râtsôwn — delight (especially as shown)H8057שִׂמְחָה simchâh — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)