Psalm 119:36

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Summary

Psalm 119:36

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

Incline

Ezekiel 11:19

And not to

General references

Psalm 119:5

Bible References

Incline

God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.

so that He causes us to be devoted to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, which He commanded our ancestors.

I will give them one heart and one way so that for their good and for the good of their descendants after them, they will fear Me always.

And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,

And not to

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

But you should select from all the people able men, God-fearing, trustworthy, and hating bribes. Place them over the people as commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.

But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.

General references

If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!