- any pleasure:
- "I knowª° also, my God,ª that¹ thou¹ triestª° the heart,ª and hast pleasureª° in uprightness.ª As for me,¹ in the uprightnessª of mine heartª I have willingly offeredª° all¹ these things:¹ and now¹ have I seenª° with joyª thy people,ª which are presentª° here,¹ to offer willinglyª° unto thee." {1Ch 29:17} + "He delightethª° not¹ in the strengthª of the horse:ª he taketh not pleasureª°¹ in the legsª of a man.ª ... The LORDª taketh pleasure²° in¹¹ them that fearª him, in¹ those that hopeª° in his mercy.ª" {Psa 147:10-11} + "A falseª balanceª [is] abominationª to the LORD:ª but a justª weightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 11:1} + "They that are of a frowardª heartª [are] abominationª to the LORD:ª but [such as are] uprightª in [their] wayª [are] his delight.ª" {Prv 11:20} + "Lyingª lipsª [are] abominationª to the LORD:ª but they that dealª° trulyª [are] his delight.ª" {Prv 12:22} + "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª but the prayerª of the uprightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 15:8} + "Ye have weariedª° the LORDª with your words.ª Yet ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we weariedª° [him]? When ye say,ª° Every one¹ that doethª° evilª [is] goodª in the sightª of the LORD,ª and he¹ delightethª° in them; or,¹ Where¹ [is] the Godª of judgment?ª" {Mal 2:17} + "Butª I haveª° all,ª andª abound:ª° I am full,ª° having receivedª° ofª Epaphroditusª the things¹ [which were sent] fromª you,ª an odourª of a sweet smell,ª a sacrificeª acceptable,ª wellpleasingª to God.ª" {Php 4:18}
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