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Verse Concepts. Isaiah 32:13 - and over the land of my people overgrown with thorns and briers yes, over all the houses of merriment and over this city of revelry.
- Fun in The Bible
Verse Concepts. Genesis 39:17 Gen 39:17. Tools. Then she...
- Mirth in The Bible
there shall again be heard the voice of mirth and the voice...
- Fun in The Bible
(n.) Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic. Strong's Hebrew. 7814. sechoq -- laughter, derision, sport. ... Or schoq {sekh-oke'}; from sachaq; laughter (in merriment or defiance) -- derision, laughter (-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport. see HEBREW sachaq. ... /hebrew/7814.htm - 6k. 6711. tsachaq -- to laugh. ... laugh, mock, play, make sport.
Jan 4, 2022 · Here is the whole proverb: “A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the answer for everything” (Ecclesiastes 10:19). The Bible is not teaching here that we should focus on partying and making money; rather, it is making a broader point about wisdom vs. foolishness.
More literally, for merriment they make bread, and wine [that] cheereth life; i.e. they use God's good gifts of bread and wine as means of intemperance and thoughtless pleasure.
Be merry - Literally, "eating, let us rejoice." The word "merry" does not quite express the meaning of the Greek. "Merriment" denotes a light, playful, jovial mirth. The Greek denotes simply "joy - let us be happy, or joyful."
Rather it means recognizing what is truly good in a person's life and why. It refers to those on the right track, who are following a godly pattern of thoughts and actions. Jesus begins by saying that the poor in spirit are blessed.
Putting ourselves ahead of all others means creating billions of contradictory goals, and making excuses for hurting other people in order to get what we want. Here, in verse 17, James describes the characteristics of the wisdom from heaven.
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