Bible Verses about 'Delight'

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• Take delight in the Lord,
  and he will give you your heart’s desires.
  Psalm 37:4givingseekingheart
• I take joy in doing your will, my God,
  for your instructions are written on my heart.
  Psalm 40:8obediencelawheart
• The Lord detests lying lips,
  but he delights in those who tell the truth.
  Proverbs 12:22lyingspeakinghonesty
• Your laws are my treasure;
  they are my heart’s delight.
  Psalm 119:111lawjoyheart
• Praise the Lord!
  How joyful are those who fear the Lord
  and delight in obeying his commands.
  Psalm 112:1lawloveawe
• Fools have no interest in understanding;
  they only want to air their own opinions.
  Proverbs 18:2speakingwisdomselfishness
• Keep the Sabbath day holy.
  Don’t pursue your own interests on that day,
  but enjoy the Sabbath
  and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day.
  Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day,
  and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly.
  Then the Lord will be your delight.
  I will give you great honor
  and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
  I, the Lord, have spoken!
  Isaiah 58:13-14sabbath
• Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
  Romans 12:10loveneighbor
• When doubts filled my mind,
  your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
  Psalm 94:19joyworryingcomforter
• For the Lord delights in his people;
  he crowns the humble with victory.
  Psalm 149:4humilityjoyblessing
• Where is another God like you,
  who pardons the guilt of the remnant,
  overlooking the sins of his special people?
  You will not stay angry with your people forever,
  because you delight in showing unfailing love.
  Micah 7:18sinmercyforgiveness
• I have rejoiced in your laws
  as much as in riches.
  Psalm 119:14lawmoneyjoy
• For the Lord your God is living among you.
  He is a mighty savior.
  He will take delight in you with gladness.
  With his love, he will calm all your fears.
  He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.
  Zephaniah 3:17Godjoyredeemer
• The father of godly children has cause for joy.
  What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
  Proverbs 23:24joywisdomfamily
• That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  2 Corinthians 12:10joystrengthpersecution
• The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
  He delights in every detail of their lives.
  Psalm 37:23servingobediencetrust
• When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.
  Ecclesiastes 5:4promisesreliabilityobedience
• It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
  1 Corinthians 13:6-7lovetruthevil
• The one thing I ask of the Lord—
  the thing I seek most—
  is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
  delighting in the Lord’s perfections
  and meditating in his Temple.
  Psalm 27:4loveGodnearness
• My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
  and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
  For the Lord corrects those he loves,
  just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
  Proverbs 3:11-12loveFatherlearning
• I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God!
  For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
  and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
  I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding
  or a bride with her jewels.
  Isaiah 61:10righteousnessjoyredeemer