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17 Bible Verses About Sweetness

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  • Psalm 19:10 and Psalm 119:103 both call God’s words sweeter than honey, and Psalm 19 also ranks them above fine gold.
  • Ezekiel and John each eat a scroll that is sweet as honey in the mouth, and John’s then makes his stomach bitter (Revelation 10:10).
  • 1 Peter 2:3 repeats the words of Psalm 34:8, “the Lord is good,” and treats the tasting as already done.
  • At Marah the Lord made bitter water sweet, and in the next verse he promises to keep Israel from the diseases of Egypt if they listen to him (Exodus 15:25-26).
  • Proverbs 20:17 and Isaiah 5:20 warn that something can taste sweet and still be wrong.

In the Bible, sweetness starts with the taste of honey and is used for God’s words, gracious speech, love and daylight. Psalm 19:10 and Psalm 119:103 call God’s words sweeter than honey, and Psalm 34:8 says, “taste and see that the Lord is good.” In Ezekiel 3:3 and Revelation 10:9-10 a prophet eats a scroll that tastes like honey, and in Revelation it then turns his stomach bitter. Proverbs 20:17 and Isaiah 5:20 warn about sweetness that is false: bread…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

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