Quotes about Pleasure
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
— Psalm 149:4
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
— Proverbs 7:18
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
— Proverbs 9:17
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
— Proverbs 21:17
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
— Proverbs 23:30
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
— Proverbs 24:13
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
— Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
— Ecclesiastes 2:2
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
— Ecclesiastes 2:3
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
— Ecclesiastes 2:10
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
— Ecclesiastes 2:24
For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
— Ecclesiastes 2:25