Nehemiah 8:10

Lighthouse Bible 2006

Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:66

On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

1 Chronicles 16:27

Glory and honor are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be grieved.

Nehemiah 8:12

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to greatly rejoice, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

Esther 9:19

Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions of food one to another.

Esther 9:22

As the days in which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned for them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions of food one to another, and gifts to the poor.

Psalm 149:2

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Psalm 89:17

For you are the glory of their strength: and in your favor our horn shall be exalted.

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and pleasant for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he does under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him: for it is his portion.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 49:5

And now, says the LORD who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

Isaiah 61:10

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Joel 2:23

Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he has given you the former rain in proper measure, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Zechariah 14:21

Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts: and all those who sacrifice shall come and take of them, and boil in them: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

Luke 11:41

But rather give gifts of such things as you have; and, behold, all things are clean for you.

2 Corinthians 8:2

That in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their generosity.

Philippians 3:4

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other person thinks that he has a reason to trust in the flesh, I more:

Revelation 11:10

And those who dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts to one another; because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.

1 Samuel 25:8

Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes: for we come at a favorable time: give, I pray you, whatever comes to your hand to your servants, and to your son David.