Ruth 3:7
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7 And after Boaz had eaten and drunk, and (A)his heart was cheerful, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
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Esther 1:10
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10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, (A)Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,
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Judges 19:6
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6 So they sat down, and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the young woman’s father said to the man, “Please be content to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.”
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2 Samuel 13:28
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28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s (A)heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and [a]valiant.”
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- 2 Samuel 13:28 Lit. sons of valor
Judges 19:9
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9 And when the man stood to depart—he and his concubine and his servant—his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is now drawing toward evening; please spend the night. See, the day is coming to an end; lodge here, that your heart may be merry. Tomorrow go your way early, so that you may get [a]home.”
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- Judges 19:9 Lit. to your tent
Ecclesiastes 10:19
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19 A feast is made for laughter,
And (A)wine makes merry;
But money answers everything.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go, (A)eat your bread with joy,
And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.
Ecclesiastes 8:15
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15 (A)So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 2:24
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24 (A)Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.
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Psalm 104:15
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15 And (A)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.
1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 (A)Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
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12 I know that nothing is (A)better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, 13 and also that (B)every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
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1 Kings 21:7
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7 Then Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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Judges 19:22
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Gibeah’s Crime
22 As they were (A)enjoying themselves, suddenly (B)certain men of the city, (C)perverted[a] men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, (D)“Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!”
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- Judges 19:22 Lit. sons of Belial
Judges 16:25
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25 So it happened, when their hearts were (A)merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may perform for us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
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Genesis 43:34
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34 Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s serving was (A)five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.
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Ephesians 5:18
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18 And (A)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
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