Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, and I ate them,
and your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.(A)
Revelation 10:9-10
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9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll, and he said to me, “Take it and eat; it will be bitter to your stomach but sweet as honey in your mouth.”(A) 10 So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.(B)
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Ezekiel 3:1-3
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3 He said to me, “O mortal, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”(A) 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. 3 He said to me, “Mortal, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” Then I ate it, and in my mouth it was as sweet as honey.(B)
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Psalm 119:101-103
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101 I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.(A)
102 I do not turn away from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!(B)
Job 23:12
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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread
Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.(A)
Psalm 119:111
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111 Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.(A)
Psalm 119:97
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97 Oh, how I love your law!
It is my meditation all day long.(A)
Psalm 119:72
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72 The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.(A)
Jeremiah 14:9
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9 Why should you be like someone confused,
like a mighty warrior who cannot give help?
Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us,
and we are called by your name;
do not forsake us!(A)
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