Bible Verses about 'Pleasure'

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• “For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord God. “Therefore, repent and live!”
  Ezekiel 18:32conversiondeatheternal life
• For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
  He will glorify the lowly with salvation.
  Psalm 149:4humilityjoyblessing
• “Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord God, “rather than that he would turn from his ways and live?”
  Ezekiel 18:23conversionlifedeath
• When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!
  Ecclesiastes 5:4promisesreliabilityobedience
• Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years approach when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”.
  Ecclesiastes 12:1creationlifejoy
• Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.
  Luke 12:32fearFatherkingdom
• A fool does not delight in understanding,
  But in revealing his own mind.
  Proverbs 18:2speakingwisdomselfishness
• If, because of the Sabbath, you restrain your foot
  From doing as you wish on My holy day,
  And call the Sabbath a pleasure, and the holy day of the Lord honorable,
  And honor it, desisting from your own ways,
  From seeking your own pleasure
  And speaking your own word,
  Then you will take delight in the Lord,
  And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;
  And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
  For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  Isaiah 58:13-14sabbath
• Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
  2 Corinthians 12:10joystrengthpersecution
• You will make known to me the way of life;
  In Your presence is fullness of joy;
  In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
  Psalm 16:11joylifenearness
• The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
  And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
  Proverbs 23:24joywisdomfamily
• I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
  Ecclesiastes 3:12-13joylifefood
• For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
  1 John 2:16desiresaddictionpride
• For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly manner in the present age.
  Titus 2:11-12gracerighteousnesssalvation
• Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  Galatians 5:19-21bodysinsexuality