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“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
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He replied, “Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet.” For three days they could not give the answer.
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Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.”
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Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
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“Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
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The soil in the valley is sweet to them; everyone follows after them, and a countless throng goes before them.
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They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.
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with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
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When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!”
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A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
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Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
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Saying 26
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
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One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
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The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.
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Remember Your Creator While Young
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
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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.
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My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
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Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
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His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
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Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”
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Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
