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sweet

Meaning of “sweet”

Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.

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108 occurrences103 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:21

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Showing verses 61–70 of 103 · 108 word occurrences in this result

Esther 2:12
¶ Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Esther 2:12 · retained source text

¶ Now when euery maids turne was come, to goe in to King Ahasnerus, after that shee had bene twelue moneths, according to the maner of the women (for so were the dayes of their purifications accomplished, to wit, sixe moneths with oile of myrrhe, and sixe moneths with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women.)

Job 20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 20:12 · retained source text

Though wickednes be sweet in his mouth, though hee hide it vnder his tongue;

Job 21:33
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 21:33 · retained source text

The cloudes of the valley shalbe sweete vnto him, and euery man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Job 38:31
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 38:31 · retained source text

Canst thou bind the sweete influences of Pleiades? or loose the bands of Orion?

1611 marginal noteOr, the seuen-starres. Heb. Cimah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Cesil.

Psalms 55:14
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
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1611 witness · Psalms 55:14 · retained source text

Wee tooke sweet counsell together, and walked vnto the house of God in companie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. who sweetned counsell.

Psalms 104:34
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
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1611 witness · Psalms 104:34 · retained source text

My meditation of him shalbe sweete: I will be glad in the LORD.

Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 119:103 · retained source text

How sweet are thy words vnto my taste! yea, sweeter then hony to my mouth.

1611 marginal noteHebr. palat.

1611 marginal notePsal.19.9.

Psalms 141:6
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 141:6 · retained source text

When their Iudges are ouerthrowen in stonie places, they shall heare my words, for they are sweet.

Proverbs 3:24
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 3:24 · retained source text

When thou lyest downe, thou shalt not be afraide: yea, thou shalt lye downe, and thy sleepe shalbe sweet.

Proverbs 9:17
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 9:17 · retained source text

Stollen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

1611 marginal noteHebr. of secrecies.

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