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16 Bible Verses About Candy

The 16 most-voted scriptures about Candy, from 10 books (Proverbs, Psalm, Joshua and 7 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

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Proverbs 25:16

BSB

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

Overview

No verse names candy, but honey, sweetness and taste run through many of the verses that readers of OpenBible linked to it. Eleven are from the Old Testament, four from the letters and one from Revelation. They are shown in five groups.

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Proverbs 25:16 says to eat just the honey that is needed, and 25:27 that it is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one's own glory. Proverbs 24:13, which the page also has within 24:13–14, says, “Eat honey, my son, for it is good,” and 24:14 that wisdom is sweet to the soul. Proverbs 16:24 says, “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”

In Psalm 119:103, from a psalm with no heading, the psalmist says to the LORD, “How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!” Psalm 19:10, whose heading attributes it to David, says that the judgments of the LORD are sweeter than honey, and Psalm 34:8, also attributed to David by its heading, says, “Taste and see that the LORD is good.”

Song of Songs 2:3 says of the beloved, “his fruit is sweet to my taste.” In Revelation 10:9–10 John eats a small scroll that is sweet as honey in his mouth and turns his stomach bitter.

Joshua 5:6 speaks of the land flowing with milk and honey, and in Jeremiah 6:20 the LORD asks what use to Him is sweet cane.

Romans 12:1–2, 1 Corinthians 13:10–12, Ephesians 6:6 and Hebrews 13:9–14 speak of living sacrifices, of setting aside childish ways, of doing the will of God from the heart and of the heart strengthened by grace and not by foods. They appear because readers of OpenBible voted for them under this topic.

All 16 verses in vote order
  1. Proverbs 25:16
  2. Psalm 119:103
  3. Proverbs 24:13
  4. Proverbs 25:27
  5. Psalm 34:8
  6. Proverbs 24:13–14
  7. Song of Solomon 2:3
  8. Joshua 5:6
  9. Psalm 19:10
  10. Proverbs 16:24
  11. Jeremiah 6:20
  12. Romans 12:1–2
  13. 1 Corinthians 13:10–12
  14. Ephesians 6:6
  15. Hebrews 13:9–14
  16. Revelation 10:9–10

Honey, in Proverbs

Proverbs 25:16

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

KJV

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

WEB

Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

From Proverbs, in a collection that the book says was copied by the men of Hezekiah.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 25:15

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Proverbs 25:17

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
דְּבַ֣שׁ

H1706

de.Vash

H:N-M

honey

מָ֭צָאתָ

H4672

Ma.tza.ta

H:V

to find

אֱכֹ֣ל

H0398

'e.Khol

H:V

to eat

דַּיֶּ֑/ךָּ

H1767

dai.Ye./ka

H:N

sufficiency

פֶּן\־

H6435

pen-

H:Conj

lest

תִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗/נּוּ

H7646

tis.ba.'E./nu

H:V

to satisfy

וַ/הֲקֵֽאתֽ/וֹ\׃

H6958

va./ha.Ke.T/o

H:V

to vomit

Related passages

Proverbs 24:13

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

KJV

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

WEB

My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

From Proverbs, in the section that the book calls the words of the wise; this entry is verse 13 on its own.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Proverbs 24:14

Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
אֱכָל\־

H0398

'e.khol-

H:V

to eat

בְּנִ֣/י

H1121A

be.N/i

H:N-M

son: child

דְבַ֣שׁ

H1706

de.Vash

H:N-M

honey

כִּי\־

H3588A

ki-

H:Conj

for

ט֑וֹב

H2896A

Tov

H:A

pleasant

וְ/נֹ֥פֶת

H5317

ve./No.fet

H:N-M

honey

מָ֝ת֗וֹק

H4966

ma.Tok

H:A

sweet

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

חִכֶּֽ/ךָ\׃

H2441

chi.Ke./kha

H:N-M

palate

Related passages

Proverbs 25:27

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

KJV

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

WEB

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

From Proverbs, in a collection that the book says was copied by the men of Hezekiah.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

Proverbs 25:28

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
אָ֘כֹ֤ל

H0398

'a.Khol

H:V

to eat

דְּבַ֣שׁ

H1706

de.Vash

H:N-M

honey

הַרְבּ֣וֹת

H7235A

har.Bot

H:V

to multiply

לֹא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

ט֑וֹב

H2896A

Tov

H:A

pleasant

וְ/חֵ֖קֶר

H2714

ve./Che.ker

H:N-M

search

כְּבֹדָ֣/ם

H3519

ke.vo.Da/m

H:N-M

glory

כָּבֽוֹד\׃

H3519

ka.Vod

H:N-M

glory

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Proverbs 24:13–14

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

KJV

13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: 14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

WEB

13My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste; 14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

From Proverbs, in the section that the book calls the words of the wise; this entry joins verses 13 and 14.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 24:12

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Proverbs 24:15

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Proverbs 24:13
אֱכָל\־

H0398

'e.khol-

H:V

to eat

בְּנִ֣/י

H1121A

be.N/i

H:N-M

son: child

דְבַ֣שׁ

H1706

de.Vash

H:N-M

honey

כִּי\־

H3588A

ki-

H:Conj

for

ט֑וֹב

H2896A

Tov

H:A

pleasant

וְ/נֹ֥פֶת

H5317

ve./No.fet

H:N-M

honey

מָ֝ת֗וֹק

H4966

ma.Tok

H:A

sweet

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

חִכֶּֽ/ךָ\׃

H2441

chi.Ke./kha

H:N-M

palate

Proverbs 24:14
כֵּ֤ן\׀

H3651C

ken

H:Conj

so

דְּעֶ֥/ה

H3045

de.'E/h

H:V

to know

חָכְמָ֗ה

H2451

chokh.mah

H:N-F

wisdom

לְ/נַ֫פְשֶׁ֥/ךָ

H5315G

le./Naf.She./kha

H:N-F

soul

אִם\־

H0518A

'im-

H:Cond

if

מָ֭צָאתָ

H4672

Ma.tza.ta

H:V

to find

וְ/יֵ֣שׁ

H3426

ve./Yesh

H:A

there

אַחֲרִ֑ית

H0319

'a.cha.Rit

H:N-F

end

וְ֝/תִקְוָתְ/ךָ֗

H8615B

ve./tik.va.te./cha

H:N-F

hope

לֹ֣א

H3808

lo'

H:Neg

not

תִכָּרֵֽת\׃\ \פ

H3772I

ti.ka.Ret

H:V

to cut: eliminate

Related passages

Proverbs 16:24

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

KJV

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

WEB

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

From Proverbs, in the collection that the book calls the proverbs of Solomon.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
צוּף\־

H6688

tzuf-

H:N-M

honeycomb

דְּ֭בַשׁ

H1706

De.vash

H:N-M

honey

אִמְרֵי\־

H0561

'im.rei-

H:N-M

word

נֹ֑עַם

H5278

No.'am

H:N-M

pleasantness

מָת֥וֹק

H4966

ma.Tok

H:A

sweet

לַ֝/נֶּפֶשׁ

H5315G

La./ne.fesh

H:N-F

soul

וּ/מַרְפֵּ֥א

H4832

u./mar.Pe'

H:N-M

healing

לָ/עָֽצֶם\׃

H6106I

la./'A.tzem

H:N-F

bone: body

Related passages

Sweetness and taste, in the Psalms

Psalm 119:103

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!

KJV

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

WEB

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

From a psalm with no heading, in which the psalmist speaks to the LORD about His law.

Context (BSB)

Psalm 119:102

I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

Psalm 119:104

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
מַה\־

H4100

mah-

H:Intg

what?

נִּמְלְצ֣וּ

H4452

nim.le.Tzu

H:V

to smooth

לְ֭/חִכִּ/י

H2441

Le./chi.k/i

H:N-M

palate

אִמְרָתֶ֗/ךָ

H0565A

'im.ra.Te./kha

H:N-F

word

מִ/דְּבַ֥שׁ

H1706

mi./de.Vash

H:N-M

honey

לְ/פִֽ/י\׃

H6310G

le./F/i

H:N-M

lip

Related passages

Psalm 34:8

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

KJV

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

WEB

Oh taste and see that the LORD is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

From a psalm whose heading attributes it to David and sets it at the time he pretended to be insane before Abimelech.

Context (BSB)

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Psalm 34:9

Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Related passages

Psalm 19:10

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

KJV

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

WEB

They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

From a psalm whose heading attributes it to David, right after it speaks of the law, the precepts and the judgments of the LORD.

Context (BSB)

Psalm 19:9

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.

Psalm 19:11

By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.

Related passages

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Sweet to the taste, in the Song of Songs and Revelation

Song of Solomon 2:3

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

KJV

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

WEB

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

From the Song of Songs, which its first line calls Solomon's.

Context (BSB)

Song of Solomon 2:2

Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.

Song of Solomon 2:4

He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
כְּ/תַפּ֙וּחַ֙

H8598

ke./ta.Pu.ach

H:N-M

apple

בַּ/עֲצֵ֣י

H6086H

ba./'a.Tzei

H:N-M

tree

הַ/יַּ֔עַר

H3293A

hai./Ya.'ar

H:N-M

wood

כֵּ֥ן

H3651C

ken

H:Conj

so

דּוֹדִ֖/י

H1730G

do.D/i

H:N-M

beloved

בֵּ֣ין

H0996H

bein

H:A

between: among

הַ/בָּנִ֑ים

H1121G

ha./ba.Nim

H:N-M

son: descendant/people

בְּ/צִלּ/וֹ֙

H6738

be./tzi.L/o

H:N-M

shadow

חִמַּ֣דְתִּי

H2530A

chi.Mad.ti

H:V

to desire

וְ/יָשַׁ֔בְתִּי

H3427

ve./ya.Shav.ti

H:V

to dwell

וּ/פִרְי֖/וֹ

H6529

u./fir.Y/o

H:N-M

fruit

מָת֥וֹק

H4966

ma.Tok

H:A

sweet

לְ/חִכִּֽ/י\׃

H2441

le./chi.K/i

H:N-M

palate

Revelation 10:9–10

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

9And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” 10So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.

KJV

9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 10And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

WEB

9I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” 10I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.

In Revelation, John speaking, after a voice from heaven tells him to take the small scroll from the angel; this entry joins verses 9 and 10.

Context (BSB)

Revelation 10:8

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”

Revelation 10:11

And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Revelation 10:9
καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἀπῆλθα

G0565

apēltha

G:V

to go away

πρὸς

G4314

pros

G:PREP

to/with

τὸν

G3588

ton

G:T

the/this/who

ἄγγελον

G0032G

angelon

G:N-M

angel

λέγων

G3004G

legōn

G:V

to say

αὐτῷ

G0846

autō

G:P

it/s/he

δοῦναί

G1325

dounai

G:V

to give

μοι

G3165

moi

G:P-1

me

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

βιβλαρίδιον.

G0974

biblaridion

G:N-N

little scroll

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

λέγει

G3004G

legei

G:V

to say

μοι·

G3165

moi

G:P-1

me

λάβε

G2983

labe

G:V

to take

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

κατάφαγε

G2719

kataphage

G:V

to devour

αὐτό.

G0846

auto

G:P

it/s/he

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

πικρανεῖ

G4087

pikranei

G:V

to embitter

σου

G4771

sou

G:P-2

you

τὴν

G3588

tēn

G:T

the/this/who

κοιλίαν,

G2836

koilian

G:N-F

belly/womb/stomach

ἀλλ᾽

G0235

all᾽

G:CONJ

but

ἐν

G1722

en

G:PREP

in/on/among

τῷ

G3588

tō

G:T

the/this/who

στόματί

G4750

stomati

G:N-N

mouth

σου

G4771

sou

G:P-2

you

ἔσται

G1510

estai

G:V

to be

γλυκὺ

G1099

gluku

G:A

sweet

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

μέλι.¶

G3192

meli

G:N-N

honey

Revelation 10:10
Καὶ

G2532

Kai

G:CONJ

and

ἔλαβον

G2983

elabon

G:V

to take

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

βιβλαρίδιον

G0974

biblaridion

G:N-N

little scroll

ἐκ

G1537

ek

G:PREP

out from

τῆς

G3588

tēs

G:T

the/this/who

χειρὸς

G5495

cheiros

G:N-F

hand

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

ἀγγέλου

G0032G

angelou

G:N-M

angel

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

κατέφαγον

G2719

katephagon

G:V

to devour

αὐτό,

G0846

auto

G:P

it/s/he

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἦν

G1510

ēn

G:V

to be

ἐν

G1722

en

G:PREP

in/on/among

τῷ

G3588

tō

G:T

the/this/who

στόματί

G4750

stomati

G:N-N

mouth

μου

G3165

mou

G:P-1

me

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

μέλι

G3192

meli

G:N-N

honey

γλυκύ·

G1099

gluku

G:A

sweet

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ὅτε

G3753

hote

G:CONJ

when

ἔφαγον

G5315

ephagon

G:V

to eat

αὐτό,

G0846

auto

G:P

it/s/he

ἐπικράνθη

G4087

epikranthē

G:V

to embitter

ἡ

G3588

hē

G:T

the/this/who

κοιλία

G2836

koilia

G:N-F

belly/womb/stomach

μου.

G3165

mou

G:P-1

me

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Milk and honey, and sweet cane, in Joshua and Jeremiah

Joshua 5:6

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

KJV

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

WEB

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice. The LORD swore to them that he wouldn’t let them see the land which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

In Joshua, in the explanation of why Joshua circumcised the Israelites who had been born in the wilderness.

Context (BSB)

Joshua 5:5

Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.

Joshua 5:7

And He raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
כִּ֣י\׀

H3588A

ki

H:Conj

for

אַרְבָּעִ֣ים

H0705

'ar.ba.'Im

H:N

forty

שָׁנָ֗ה

H8141

sha.Nah

H:N-F

year

הָלְכ֣וּ

H1980I

ha.le.Khu

H:V

to go: walk

בְנֵֽי\־

H1121G

ve.nei-

H:N-M

son: descendant/people

יִשְׂרָאֵל֮

H3478

Yis.ra.'El

N:N-M-P

Israel

בַּ/מִּדְבָּר֒

H4057B

ba./mid.Bar

H:N-M

wilderness

עַד\־

H5704

'ad-

H:Prep

till

תֹּ֨ם

H8552

tom

H:V

to finish

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

הַ/גּ֜וֹי

H1471A

ha./Goy

H:N-M

nation

אַנְשֵׁ֤י

H0582

'an.Shei

H:N-M

human

הַ/מִּלְחָמָה֙

H4421

ha./mil.cha.Mah

H:N-F

battle

הַ/יֹּצְאִ֣ים

H3318G

hai./yo.tze.'Im

H:V

to come out: come

מִ/מִּצְרַ֔יִם

H4714G

mi./mitz.Ra.yim

N:N--L

Egypt

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

לֹֽא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

שָׁמְע֖וּ

H8085H

sha.me.'U

H:V

to hear: obey

בְּ/ק֣וֹל

H6963A

be./Kol

H:N-M

voice

יְהוָ֑ה

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

אֲשֶׁ֨ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

נִשְׁבַּ֤ע

H7650

nish.Ba'

H:V

to swear

יְהוָה֙

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

לָ/הֶ֔ם

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

לְ/בִלְתִּ֞י

H1115

le./vil.Ti

H:Cond

lest

הַרְאוֹתָ֣/ם

H7200G

har.'o.Ta/m

H:V

to see: see

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

הָ/אָ֗רֶץ

H0776G

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

אֲשֶׁר֩

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

נִשְׁבַּ֨ע

H7650

nish.Ba'

H:V

to swear

יְהוָ֤ה

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

לַֽ/אֲבוֹתָ/ם֙

H0001G

la./'a.vo.Ta/m

H:N-M

father

לָ֣/תֶת

H5414G

La./tet

H:V

to give: give

לָ֔/נוּ

H9035

La./nu

Op1c

us

אֶ֛רֶץ

H0776G

'E.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

זָבַ֥ת

H2100G

za.Vat

H:V

to flow: flowing

חָלָ֖ב

H2461

cha.Lav

H:N-M

milk

וּ/דְבָֽשׁ\׃

H1706

u./de.Vash

H:N-M

honey

Jeremiah 6:20

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”

KJV

To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

WEB

To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

From the book of Jeremiah, the LORD speaking of a people who have paid no attention to His word and have rejected His instruction.

Context (BSB)

Jeremiah 6:19

Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.

Jeremiah 6:21

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”

Interlinear (Strong’s)
לָ/מָּה\־

H4100

la./mah-

H:Intg

what?

זֶּ֨ה

H2088

zeh

H:DemP

this

לִ֤/י

H9030

l/i

Os1c

me

לְבוֹנָה֙

H3828

le.vo.Nah

H:N-F

frankincense

מִ/שְּׁבָ֣א

H7614J

mi./she.Va'

N:N--L

Sheba

תָב֔וֹא

H0935G

ta.Vo'

H:V

to come (in): come

וְ/קָנֶ֥ה

H7070H

ve./ka.Neh

H:N-M

branch: stem

הַ/טּ֖וֹב

H2896A

ha./Tov

H:A

pleasant

מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ

H0776G

me./'E.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

מֶרְחָ֑ק

H4801

mer.Chak

H:N-M

distance

עֹלֽוֹתֵי/כֶם֙

H5930A

o.lo.tei./Khem

H:N-F

burnt offering

לֹ֣א

H3808

lo'

H:Neg

not

לְ/רָצ֔וֹן

H7522

le./ra.Tzon

H:N-M

acceptance

וְ/זִבְחֵי/כֶ֖ם

H2077

ve./ziv.chei./Khem

H:N-M

sacrifice

לֹא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

עָ֥רְבוּ

H6149

'A.re.vu

H:V

to please

לִֽ/י\׃\ \ס

H9030

L/i

Os1c

me

Related passages

Living sacrifices, childish ways, the will of God and foods, in the letters

Romans 12:1–2

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

KJV

1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

WEB

1Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. 2Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Paul, writing to the church in Rome, at the start of a section of instructions; this entry joins verses 1 and 2.

Context (BSB)

Romans 11:36

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

Romans 12:3

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Romans 12:1
Παρακαλῶ

G3870

Parakalō

G:V

to plead/comfort

οὖν

G3767

oun

G:CONJ

therefore/then

ὑμᾶς,

G4771

humas

G:P-2

you

ἀδελφοί,

G0080

adelphoi

G:N-M

brother

διὰ

G1223

dia

G:PREP

through/because of

τῶν

G3588

tōn

G:T

the/this/who

οἰκτιρμῶν

G3628

oiktirmōn

G:N-M

compassion

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

θεοῦ,

G2316

theou

G:N-M/F

God

παραστῆσαι

G3936

parastēsai

G:V

to stand by

τὰ

G3588

ta

G:T

the/this/who

σώματα

G4983

sōmata

G:N-N

body

ὑμῶν

G4771

humōn

G:P-2

you

θυσίαν

G2378

thusian

G:N-F

sacrifice

ζῶσαν

G2198

zōsan

G:V

to live

ἁγίαν

G0040G

hagian

G:A

holy

εὐάρεστον

G2101

euareston

G:A

well-pleasing

τῷ

G3588

tō

G:T

the/this/who

θεῷ,

G2316

theō

G:N-M/F

God

τὴν

G3588

tēn

G:T

the/this/who

λογικὴν

G3050

logikēn

G:A

spiritual

λατρείαν

G2999

latreian

G:N-F

ministry

ὑμῶν.

G4771

humōn

G:P-2

you

Romans 12:2
καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

μὴ

G3361

mē

G:PRT-N

not

συσχηματίζεσθε

G4964

suschēmatizesthe

G:V

to conform to

τῷ

G3588

tō

G:T

the/this/who

αἰῶνι

G0165G

aiōni

G:N-M

an age: age

τούτῳ,

G3778

toutō

G:D

this/he/she/it

ἀλλὰ

G0235

alla

G:CONJ

but

μεταμορφοῦσθε

G3339

metamorphousthe

G:V

to transform

τῇ

G3588

tēa

G:T

the/this/who

ἀνακαινώσει

G0342

anakainōsei

G:N-F

renewal

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

νοὸς

G3563

noos

G:N-M

mind

ὑμῶν

G4771

humōn

G:P-2

you

εἰς

G1519

eis

G:PREP

toward

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

δοκιμάζειν

G1381

dokimazein

G:V

to test

ὑμᾶς

G4771

humas

G:P-2

you

τί

G5101

ti

G:I

which?

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

θέλημα

G2307

thelēma

G:N-N

will/desire

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

θεοῦ

G2316

theou

G:N-M/F

God

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

ἀγαθὸν

G0018

agathon

G:A / G:ADV

good

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

εὐάρεστον

G2101

euareston

G:A

well-pleasing

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

τέλειον.

G5046

teleion

G:A

perfect

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1 Corinthians 13:10–12

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

10but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. 12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

KJV

10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

WEB

10but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with. 11When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. 12For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

Paul, writing to the church in Corinth, in the chapter about love; this entry runs from verse 10 to verse 12.

Context (BSB)

1 Corinthians 13:9

For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
1 Corinthians 13:10
ὅταν

G3752

hotan

G:CONJ

when(-ever)

δὲ

G1161

de

G:CONJ

then

ἔλθῃ

G2064

elthē

G:V

to come/go

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

τέλειον,

G5046

teleion

G:A

perfect

τότε

G5119

tote

G:ADV

then

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

ἐκ

G1537

ek

G:PREP

out from

μέρους

G3313

merous

G:N-N

part

καταργηθήσεται.

G2673

katargēthēsetai

G:V

to abate

1 Corinthians 13:11
ὅτε

G3753

hote

G:CONJ

when

ἤμην

G1510

ēmēn

G:V

to be

νήπιος,

G3516

nēpios

G:A

child

ἐλάλουν

G2980

elaloun

G:V

to speak

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

νήπιος,

G3516

nēpios

G:A

child

ἐφρόνουν

G5426

ephronoun

G:V

to reason

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

νήπιος,

G3516

nēpios

G:A

child

ἐλογιζόμην

G3049

elogizomēn

G:V

to count

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

νήπιος·

G3516

nēpios

G:A

child

ὅτε

G3753

hote

G:CONJ

when

δὲ

G1161

de

G:CONJ

then

γέγονα

G1096

gegona

G:V

to be

ἀνήρ,

G0435G

anēr

G:N-M

man

κατήργηκα

G2673

katērgēka

G:V

to abate

τὰ

G3588

ta

G:T

the/this/who

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

νηπίου.

G3516

nēpiou

G:A

child

1 Corinthians 13:12
βλέπομεν

G0991

blepomen

G:V

to see

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

ἄρτι

G0737

arti

G:ADV

now

δι᾽

G1223

di᾽

G:PREP

through/because of

ἐσόπτρου

G2072

esoptrou

G:N-N

mirror

ἐν

G1722

en

G:PREP

in/on/among

αἰνίγματι,

G0135

ainigmati

G:N-N

obscure thing

τότε

G5119

tote

G:ADV

then

δὲ

G1161

de

G:CONJ

then

πρόσωπον

G4383

prosōpon

G:N-N

face

πρὸς

G4314

pros

G:PREP

to/with

πρόσωπον·

G4383

prosōpon

G:N-N

face

ἄρτι

G0737

arti

G:ADV

now

γινώσκω

G1097

ginōskō

G:V

to know

ἐκ

G1537

ek

G:PREP

out from

μέρους,

G3313

merous

G:N-N

part

τότε

G5119

tote

G:ADV

then

δὲ

G1161

de

G:CONJ

then

ἐπιγνώσομαι

G1921

epignōsomai

G:V

to come to know

καθὼς

G2531

kathōs

G:CONJ

as/just as

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἐπεγνώσθην.¶

G1921

epegnōsthēn

G:V

to come to know

Related passages

Ephesians 6:6

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

KJV

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

WEB

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

From a letter in the name of Paul to the saints in Ephesus, in instructions addressed to slaves.

Context (BSB)

Ephesians 6:5

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Ephesians 6:7

Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

Interlinear (Strong’s)
μὴ

G3361

mē

G:PRT-N

not

κατ᾽

G2596

kat᾽

G:PREP

according to

ὀφθαλμοδουλίαν

G3787

ophthalmodoulian

G:N-F

eye-service

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι

G0441

anthrōpareskoi

G:N

people-pleaser

ἀλλ᾽

G0235

all᾽

G:CONJ

but

ὡς

G5613

hōs

G:PREP

as/when

δοῦλοι

G1401

douloi

G:N

slave

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

Χριστοῦ

G5547

Christou

N:N--T

Christ

ποιοῦντες

G4160G

poiountes

G:V

to do/make: do

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

θέλημα

G2307

thelēma

G:N-N

will/desire

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

θεοῦ

G2316

theou

G:N-M/F

God

ἐκ

G1537

ek

G:PREP

out from

ψυχῆς

G5590G

psuchēs

G:N-F

soul

Related passages

Hebrews 13:9–14

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them. 10We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. 11Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. 12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood. 13Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore. 14For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

KJV

9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. 10We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. 11For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 14For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

WEB

9Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited. 10We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat. 11For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside of the camp. 12Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate. 13Let’s therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach. 14For we don’t have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.

From the letter to the Hebrews, whose author is not named, near the end of the letter; this entry runs from verse 9 to verse 14.

Context (BSB)

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:15

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Hebrews 13:9
διδαχαῖς

G1322

didachais

G:N-F

teaching

ποικίλαις

G4164

poikilais

G:A

various

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ξέναις

G3581

xenais

G:A

foreign

μὴ

G3361

mē

G:PRT-N

not

παραφέρεσθε·

G3911

parapheresthe

G:V

to take away

καλὸν

G2570G

kalon

G:A

good

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

χάριτι

G5485

chariti

G:N-F

grace

βεβαιοῦσθαι

G0950

bebaiousthai

G:V

to confirm

τὴν

G3588

tēn

G:T

the/this/who

καρδίαν

G2588

kardian

G:N-F

heart

οὐ

G3756

ou

G:PRT-N

no

βρώμασιν

G1033

brōmasin

G:N-N

food

ἐν

G1722

en

G:PREP

in/on/among

οἷς

G3739

hois

G:R

which

οὐκ

G3756

ouk

G:PRT-N

no

ὠφελήθησαν

G5623

ōphelēthēsan

G:V

to help

οἱ

G3588

hoi

G:T

the/this/who

περιπατοῦντες.¶

G4043

peripatountes

G:V

to walk

Hebrews 13:10
ἔχομεν

G2192

echomen

G:V

to have/be

θυσιαστήριον

G2379

thusiastērion

G:N-N

altar

ἐξ

G1537

ex

G:PREP

out from

οὗ

G3739

hou

G:R

which

φαγεῖν

G5315

phagein

G:V

to eat

οὐκ

G3756

ouk

G:PRT-N

no

ἔχουσιν

G2192

echousin

G:V

to have/be

ἐξουσίαν

G1849

exousian

G:N-F

authority

οἱ

G3588

hoi

G:T

the/this/who

τῇ

G3588

tēa

G:T

the/this/who

σκηνῇ

G4633

skēnēa

G:N-F

tent

λατρεύοντες.

G3000

latreuontes

G:V

to minister

Hebrews 13:11
ὧν

G3739

hōn

G:R

which

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

εἰσφέρεται

G1533

eispheretai

G:V

to bring in

ζῴων

G2226

zōōn

G:N-N

living thing

τὸ

G3588

to

G:T

the/this/who

αἷμα

G0129G

haima

G:N-N

blood

περὶ

G4012

peri

G:PREP

about

ἁμαρτίας

G0266

hamartias

G:N-F

sin

εἰς

G1519

eis

G:PREP

toward

τὰ

G3588

ta

G:T

the/this/who

ἅγια

G0039G

hagia

G:A

Holy Place

διὰ

G1223

dia

G:PREP

through/because of

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

ἀρχιερέως,

G0749

archiereōs

G:N-M

high-priest

τούτων

G3778

toutōn

G:D

this/he/she/it

τὰ

G3588

ta

G:T

the/this/who

σώματα

G4983

sōmata

G:N-N

body

κατακαίεται

G2618

katakaietai

G:V

to burn

ἔξω

G1854

exō

G:PREP

out/outside(r)

τῆς

G3588

tēs

G:T

the/this/who

παρεμβολῆς.¶

G3925

parembolēs

G:N-F

barracks

Hebrews 13:12
Διὸ

G1352

Dio

G:CONJ

therefore

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

Ἰησοῦς,

G2424G

Iēsous

N:N-M-P

Jesus

ἵνα

G2443

ina

G:CONJ

in order that/to

ἁγιάσῃ

G0037

hagiasē

G:V

to sanctify

διὰ

G1223

dia

G:PREP

through/because of

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

ἰδίου

G2398

idiou

G:A

one's own/private

αἵματος

G0129G

aimatos

G:N-N

blood

τὸν

G3588

ton

G:T

the/this/who

λαόν,

G2992

laon

G:N-M

a people

ἔξω

G1854

exō

G:PREP

out/outside(r)

τῆς

G3588

tēs

G:T

the/this/who

πύλης

G4439

pulēs

G:N-F

gate

ἔπαθεν.

G3958

epathen

G:V

to suffer

Hebrews 13:13
τοίνυν

G5106

toinun

G:CONJ

then

ἐξερχώμεθα

G1831

exerchōmetha

G:V

to go out

πρὸς

G4314

pros

G:PREP

to/with

αὐτὸν

G0846

auton

G:P

it/s/he

ἔξω

G1854

exō

G:PREP

out/outside(r)

τῆς

G3588

tēs

G:T

the/this/who

παρεμβολῆς

G3925

parembolēs

G:N-F

barracks

τὸν

G3588

ton

G:T

the/this/who

ὀνειδισμὸν

G3680

oneidismon

G:N-M

reproach

αὐτοῦ

G0846

autou

G:P

it/s/he

φέροντες·

G5342

pherontes

G:V

to bear/lead

Hebrews 13:14
οὐ

G3756

ou

G:PRT-N

no

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

ἔχομεν

G2192

echomen

G:V

to have/be

ὧδε

G5602

hōde

G:ADV

here

μένουσαν

G3306

menousan

G:V

to stay

πόλιν,

G4172

polin

G:N-F

city

ἀλλὰ

G0235

alla

G:CONJ

but

τὴν

G3588

tēn

G:T

the/this/who

μέλλουσαν

G3195

mellousan

G:V

to ensue

ἐπιζητοῦμεν.

G1934

epizētoumen

G:V

to seek after

Related passages

Verses to pray, send and memorize

  • A verse to pray

    How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!

    Psalm 119:103

    BSB

  • A verse to send to someone

    Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

    Psalm 34:8

    BSB

  • A short verse to memorize

    Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

    Proverbs 16:24

    BSB

16 verses, from 10 books:

  • Joshua (1)
  • Psalm (3)
  • Proverbs (5)
  • Song of Solomon (1)
  • Jeremiah (1)
  • Romans (1)
  • 1 Corinthians (1)
  • Ephesians (1)
  • Hebrews (1)
  • Revelation (1)

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