- Delight:
- "For¹ threeª [things] the earthª is disquieted,ª° and for¹ fourª [which] it cannotª°¹ bear:ª° ... For¹ a servantª when¹ he reigneth;ª° and a foolª when¹ he is filledª° with meat;ª" {Prv 30:21-22} + "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" {1Sm 25:36} + "The postsª° went out,ª° being hastenedª° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª° to drink;ª° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª°" {Est 3:15} + "Woeª unto them that rise up earlyª° in the morning,ª [that] they may followª° strong drink;ª that continueª° until night,ª [till] wineª inflameª° them! ... And the harp,ª and the viol,ª the tabret,ª and pipe,ª and wine,ª are¹ in their feasts:ª but they regardª° not¹ the workª of the LORD,ª neither¹ considerª° the operationª of his hands.ª" {Isa 5:11-12} + "And in that¹ dayª did the Lordª GODª of hostsª callª° to weeping,ª and to mourning,ª and to baldness,ª and to girdingª° with sackcloth:ª ... And it was revealedª° in mine earsª by the LORDª of hosts,ª Surely¹ this¹ iniquityª shall not be purgedª° from you till¹ ye die,ª° saithª° the Lordª GODª of hosts.ª" {Isa 22:12-14} + "They make the king² gladª°¹ with their wickedness,ª and the princesª with their lies.ª ... In the dayª of our kingª the princesª have made [him] sickª° with bottlesª of wine;ª¹ he stretched outª° his handª with¹ scorners.ª°" {Hsa 7:3-5} + "Rejoiceª° not,¹ O Israel,ª for¹ joy,ª as [other] people:ª for¹ thou hast gone a whoringª° from¹¹ thy God,ª thou hast lovedª° a rewardª upon¹ every¹ cornfloor.ªª" {Hsa 9:1} + "Ye that put far awayª° the evilª day,ª and cause the seatª° of violenceª to come near;ª° ... That drinkª° wineª in bowls,ª and anointª° themselves with the chiefª ointments:ª but they are not¹ grievedª° for¹ the afflictionª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 6:3-6} + "² There¹ wasª° a certainª richª man,ª whichª was clothedª° in purpleª andª fine linen,ª and faredª° sumptuouslyª every² day:ª¹" {Lke 16:19} + "Andª inª hellª he lift upª° his²¹ eyes,ª beingª° inª torments,ª and seeth²°¹ Abrahamª afar² off,ª¹ andª Lazarusª inª hisª bosom.ª" {Lke 16:23} + "Be afflicted,ª° andª mourn,ª° andª weep:ª° let yourª laughterª be turnedª° toª mourning,ª andª [your] joyª toª heaviness.ª" {Jms 4:9}
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