- the heart:
- "And he tookª° [and sent] messesª unto¹ them from¹¹ before¹ him:² but Benjamin'sª messª was five² times² so much asª°¹¹¹¹ any¹ of theirs. And they drank,ª° and were merryª° with¹ him." {Gen 43:34} + "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ their heartsª were merry,ª that they said,ª° Callª° for Samson,ª that he may make us sport.ª° And they calledª° for Samsonª out of the prison²° house;ª¹¹ and he made them² sport:ª°¹ and they setª° him between¹ the pillars.ª" {Jdg 16:25} + "And Abigailª cameª° to¹ Nabal;ª and, behold,¹ he held a feastª in his house,ª like the feastª of a king;ª and Nabal'sª heartª [was] merryª within¹ him, for he¹ [was] veryª¹ drunken:ª wherefore she toldª° him nothing,ª¹ lessª or more,ª until¹ the morningª light.ª ... But it came to pass¹ in the morning,ª when the wineª was gone outª° of Nabal,ª¹ and his wifeª had toldª° him¹ these¹ things,ª that his heartª diedª° withinª him, and he¹ became¹ [as] a stone.ª" {1Sm 25:36-37} + "Now Absalomª had commandedª°¹ his servants,ª saying,ª° Markª° ye now¹ when Amnon'sª heartª is merry²¹ with wine,ª and when I sayª° unto¹ you, Smiteª°¹ Amnon;ª then killª° him, fearª° not:¹ have not¹ I¹ commandedª° you? be courageous,ª° and be¹ valiant.ªª" {2Sm 13:28} + "Wineª [is] a mocker,ª° strong drinkª [is] raging:ª° and whosoever¹ is deceivedª° thereby is not¹ wise.ª°" {Prv 20:1} + "[It is] betterª to go²°¹ to¹ the houseª of mourning,ª than to go²°¹¹ to¹ the houseª of feasting:ª forª that¹ [is] the endª of all¹ men;ª and the livingª will layª° [it] to¹ his heart.ª ... The heartª of the wiseª [is] in the houseª of mourning;ª but the heartª of foolsª [is] in the houseª of mirth.ª" {Ecc 7:2-4} + "A feastª is madeª° for laughter,ª and wineª maketh merry:ªª° but moneyª answerethª°¹ all¹ [things]." {Ecc 10:19} + "Andª be²° not² drunkª°¹ with wine,ª whereinªª isª° excess;ª butª be filledª° withª the Spirit;ª ... Speakingª° to yourselvesª in psalmsª andª hymnsª andª spiritualª songs,ª singingª° andª making melodyª° inª yourª heartª to the¹ Lord;ª" {Eph 5:18-19}
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