Bible on Desire

Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.