Bible Verses about Desires

Hence, I advise you to be guided by the Spirit, so that… Galatians 5:16

Hence, I advise you to be guided by the Spirit, so that you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16	But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. sin Spirit
And so you should put to death everything in your nature that is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed (which is idolatry). Colossians 3:5	Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. sin materialism idols

You want something that you cannot have, so you commit murder. And you covet something but cannot obtain it, so you engage in quarrels and fights. You do not have because you do not ask. James 4:2	You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. sin prayer
And the world with all its enticements is passing away, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:17	The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever. eternal life obedience world
Or can a man walk on red-hot coals without scorching his feet? Proverbs 6:28	Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? temptation
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not allow myself to be dominated by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12	“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything. addiction life righteousness
However, to avoid the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2	But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. marriage relationships sexuality
For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. Matthew 6:21	For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. materialism money heart
I have made a covenant with my eyes not to look with desire upon a virgin. Job 31:1	I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? self-control covenant thoughts
Remain sober and alert, for your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8	Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. persecution overcoming devil
For everything that is in the world— the concupiscence of the flesh, the concupiscence of the eyes, and the pride of life— comes not from the Father but from the world. 1 John 2:16	For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. addiction pride world
Let marriage be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for those who are immoral and adulterers will have to face God’s judgment. Hebrews 13:4	Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. marriage judgment sexuality
Brethren, you were called to freedom. However, make sure that you do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Instead, serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13	For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. freedom humility serving
As a deer longs for running streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. Psalm 42:2	As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. God
Stay awake and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41	Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. prayer temptation addiction
No trial has confronted you except what a person can stand. God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tried beyond your strength. But together with the trial he will also provide a way out and the strength to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13	No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. reliability temptation addiction
While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. James 1:13	Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. temptation understanding
As we proceed in the path of your judgments, we wait for you, O Lord; your name and your renown are all that our heart desires. Isaiah 26:8	Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. law righteousness
By these he has given us his precious promises, great beyond all price, so that through them you may escape from the corruption with which evil desires have infected the world and thereby may come to share in the divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4	By which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. reward world promises
The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds. 1 Timothy 6:10	For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. money evil greed
When you fix your gaze upon it, it is gone before you realize it. For it suddenly sprouts wings and flies up to the sky like an eagle. Proverbs 23:5	Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. money materialism
All day long the godless man continues to covet, whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. Proverbs 21:26	There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold. greed giving materialism
What then should we say? That the Law is sinful? Absolutely not! Yet if it had not been for the Law, I would not have known what sin was. I would not have known what covet is if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.” Romans 7:7	What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” sin law
Brethren, if anyone is detected committing a transgression, you who are spiritual must set him right in a spirit of gentleness. Meanwhile, you should take care so that you yourselves are not tempted. Galatians 6:1	Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted. sin temptation conversion
Those who live according to the flesh can never be pleasing to God. Romans 8:8	Those who are in the flesh can’t please God. sin dependence

When riches increase, so do those who are eager to accumulate them, and those who have accumulated them must remain content simply to feast their eyes on them.

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?