Bible Verses about 'Desire'

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• Whom have I in heaven but you?
  And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.
  Psalm 73:25trustGodheaven
• May he grant you your heart's desire,
  and fulfill all your plans.
  Psalm 20:4planningblessingheart
• Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
  but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
  Proverbs 13:12hopelifeheart
• In the path of your judgments,
  O Lord, we wait for you;
  your name and your renown
  are the soul's desire.
  Isaiah 26:8lawrighteousnessdesires
• Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
  Matthew 9:13mercyrighteousnesssacrifice
• I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.
  Philippians 1:23-24deathlife
• Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
  Colossians 3:5sindesiresmaterialism
• O Lord, all my longing is known to you;
  my sighing is not hidden from you.
  Psalm 38:9temptationworryingsadness
• For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.
  1 John 2:16desiresaddictionpride
• Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
  John 17:24JesusFatherprayer
• Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
  2 Timothy 3:12lifepersecutionJesus
• And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.
  1 John 2:17eternal lifeobediencedesires
• For
  “Those who desire life
  and desire to see good days,
  let them keep their tongues from evil
  and their lips from speaking deceit;
  let them turn away from evil and do good;
  let them seek peace and pursue it.”
  1 Peter 3:10-11lovepeacelife
• Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation.
  1 Peter 2:2salvationfoodWord of God
• You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask.
  James 4:2sindesiresprayer
• If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, 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; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.
  Mark 14:36easterFatherJesus
• I delight to do your will, O my God;
  your law is within my heart.
  Psalm 40:8obediencelawheart
• But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
  1 Timothy 6:9moneygreedmaterialism
• I have made a covenant with my eyes;
  how then could I look upon a virgin?
  Job 31:1desiresself-controlcovenant
• So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
  it shall not return to me empty,
  but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
  and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
  Isaiah 55:11Word of Godspeakingreliability
• What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
  and it is better to be poor than a liar.
  Proverbs 19:22reliabilitymoneygoodness
• For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.
  Galatians 5:17obedienceSpirit
• Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh.
  Galatians 5:16sinSpiritdesires
• I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.
  Revelation 3:19lovelifepunishment