Bible Verses about 'Desire'

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• Whom do I have in heaven except you?
  And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth.
  Psalm 73:25trustGodheaven
• May he give you your heart’s desire
  and grant you success in all your plans.
  Psalm 20:5planningblessingheart
• Hope deferred sickens the heart,
  but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
  Proverbs 13:12hopelifeheart
• Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
  Matthew 9:13mercyrighteousnesssacrifice
• 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 26:8lawrighteousnessdesires
• I am pulled in opposite directions. My desire is to depart and to be with Christ, for that is far better, but, it is a more urgent need for you that I remain in the body.
  Philippians 1:23-24deathlife
• O Lord, all my longing is known to you,
  and my sighs are not hidden from you.
  Psalm 38:10temptationworryingsadness
• I have made a covenant with my eyes
  not to look with desire upon a virgin.
  Job 31:1desiresself-controlcovenant
• 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 3:5sindesiresmaterialism
• Indeed, persecution will afflict all who want to lead a godly life in Christ Jesus.
  2 Timothy 3:12lifepersecutionJesus
• I reprove and discipline all those whom I love. Therefore, be sincere in your desire to repent.
  Revelation 3:19lovelifepunishment
• Father, allow those you have given me
  to be with me where I am,
  so that they may behold my glory,
  which you have bestowed on me
  because you loved me
  before the foundation of the world.
  John 17:24JesusFatherprayer
• Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may advance on the path to salvation.
  1 Peter 2:2salvationfoodWord of God
• 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 4:2sindesiresprayer
• 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 6:10moneyevilgreed
• If you abide in me
  and my words abide in you,
  you may ask for whatever you wish,
  and it will be done for you.
  John 15:7rewardJesusWord of God
• Abba, Father, for you all things are possible. Take this cup from me. Yet not my will but yours be done.
  Mark 14:36easterFatherJesus
• To do your will, O God, is my delight;
  your law is in my heart.
  Psalm 40:9obediencelawheart
• 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 2:16desiresaddictionpride
• However, those who want riches fall into temptations and are trapped into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
  1 Timothy 6:9moneygreedmaterialism
• So shall my word be
  that issues forth from my mouth.
  It will not return to me unfulfilled,
  but it will accomplish my purpose
  and achieve what I sent it forth to do.
  Isaiah 55:11Word of Godspeakingreliability
• A man’s attraction is his kindness;
  it is far better to be poor than to be a liar.
  Proverbs 19:22reliabilitymoneygoodness
• For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and those of the Spirit are opposed to the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that you cannot do what you want.
  Galatians 5:17obedienceSpirit
• Hence, I advise you to be guided by the Spirit, so that you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
  Galatians 5:16sinSpiritdesires
• And the world with all its enticements
  is passing away,
  but whoever does the will of God
  abides forever.
  1 John 2:17eternal lifeobediencedesires