9 Bible Verses about God's Desires

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.

But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.