Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.

New American Standard Bible

Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.

King James Version

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Holman Bible

Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.

International Standard Version

Turn my heart to your decrees and away from unjust gain.

A Conservative Version

Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

American Standard Version

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.

Amplified


Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy.

Bible in Basic English

Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

Julia Smith Translation

Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to plunder.

King James 2000

Incline my heart unto your testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to [dishonest] gain.

Modern King James verseion

Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and not to unjust gain.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

NET Bible

Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.

New Heart English Bible

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

The Emphasized Bible

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.

Webster

Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

World English Bible

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

Youngs Literal Translation

Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.

References

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Verse Info

Context Readings

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35 Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.


Cross References

1 Kings 8:58

that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for he has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.

Mark 7:21-22

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Psalm 141:4

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.

Exodus 18:21

But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Jeremiah 32:39

And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all their days, for the good of them, and of their children after them.

Ezekiel 11:19-20

And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!

Luke 16:14

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.

Ephesians 5:3

But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints;

Colossians 3:5

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, vile passions, evil lust, and unbridled desire, which is idolatry.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

1 Timothy 6:17

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment;

2 Peter 2:3

And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.

2 Peter 2:14

having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse;

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