28 Bible Verses about Right Desires

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

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come unto you,

But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you;

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.

For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do. But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.

For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.

yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation;

Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:

and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more.

And herein I give my judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.

And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you?

And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.

Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my offering.