1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.
1Sa 18:25 Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
2Sa 23:5 “For does not my house stand so with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
For will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
1Ki 5:8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber.
1Ki 5:9 My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes by providing food for my household.”
1Ki 5:10 So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired,
1Ki 9:11 and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
1Ki 10:13 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.
2Ch 9:12 And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.
Job 21:21 For what do they care for their houses after them,
when the number of their months is cut off?
when the number of their months is cut off?
Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
Job 31:16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Psa 1:2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
and on his law he meditates day and night.
Psa 16:3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
in whom is all my delight.
Psa 107:30 Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
and he brought them to their desired haven.
Psa 111:2 Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
studied by all who delight in them.
Pro 3:15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Pro 8:11 for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
Pro 31:13 She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
and works with willing hands.
Ecc 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
Ecc 3:17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.
Ecc 5:4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
Ecc 5:8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
Ecc 8:6 For there is a time and a way for everything, although man’s trouble lies heavy on him.
Ecc 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
Ecc 12:10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
Isa 44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”
Isa 46:10 declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
Isa 48:14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
and his arm shall be against the Chaldeans.
Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
and his arm shall be against the Chaldeans.
Isa 53:10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him;
he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Isa 54:12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,
your gates of carbuncles,
and all your wall of precious stones.
your gates of carbuncles,
and all your wall of precious stones.
Isa 58:3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,
and oppress all your workers.
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,
and oppress all your workers.
Isa 58:13 “If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
from doing your pleasure on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly;
from doing your pleasure on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly;
Jer 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised, broken pot,
a vessel no one cares for?
Why are he and his children hurled and cast
into a land that they do not know?
a vessel no one cares for?
Why are he and his children hurled and cast
into a land that they do not know?
Jer 48:38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord.
Hos 8:8 Israel is swallowed up;
already they are among the nations
as a useless vessel.
already they are among the nations
as a useless vessel.
Mal 1:10 Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.
Mal 3:12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
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