Psalms 104:15

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“wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.”

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BSBPD

“wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, Andoil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And wine--it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread--the heart of man it supporteth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 104:15 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:5And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
  2. Leviticus 26:26When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.
  3. Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
  4. Deuteronomy 28:40You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
  5. Judges 9:9But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  6. Judges 9:13But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  7. Judges 19:5On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
  8. 2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
  9. Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
  10. Psalms 92:10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
  11. Psalms 105:16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
  12. Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
  13. Proverbs 31:7Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
  14. Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
  15. Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
  16. Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
  17. Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
  18. Isaiah 3:1For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
  19. Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
  20. Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
  21. Ezekiel 4:16Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.
  22. Ezekiel 5:16When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.
  23. Ezekiel 14:13“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,
  24. Zechariah 9:15The LORD of Hosts will shield them.They will destroy and conquer with slingstones;they will drink and roar as with wine.And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls,drenched like the corners of the altar.

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