Bible Verses About Amusements and Worldly Pleasures

and the princes of the Philistines have been gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; and they say, `Our god hath given into our hand Samson our enemy.'

And the people see him, and praise their god, for they said, `Our god hath given in our hand our enemy, and he who is laying waste our land, and who multiplied our wounded.'

And it cometh to pass, when their heart is glad, that they say, `Call for Samson, and he doth play before us;' and they call for Samson out of the prison-house, and he playeth before them, and they cause him to stand between the pillars.

They lift themselves up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

They wear out in good their days, And in a moment to Sheol go down.

And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

What is the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

Woe to those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

And harp, and psaltery, tabret, and pipe, And wine, have been their banquets, And the work of Jehovah they behold not, Yea, the work of His hands they have not seen.

Woe to those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel.

Pass ye over to Calneh and see, And go thence to Hamath the great, And go down to Gath of the Philistines, Are they better than these kingdoms? Greater is their border than your border?

Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,

Who are lying down on beds of ivory, And are spread out on their couches, And are eating lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the stall,

Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;

Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And with chief perfumes anoint themselves , And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.

But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

whereupon with an oath he professed to give her whatever she might ask.

And she having been instigated by her mother--`Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;