Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
New American Standard Bible
And not to
King James Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Holman Bible
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.
Darby Translation
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
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35 Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them. 36 Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. 37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
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
He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don't do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
Mark 7:21-22
For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
Psalm 141:4
Don't incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don't let me eat of their delicacies.
Exodus 18:21
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
Jeremiah 32:39
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Ezekiel 11:19-20
I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
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;
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
2 Peter 2:3
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
2 Peter 2:14
having eyes full of adultery, and who can't cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;