Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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

Fausets

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

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35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and cause me to live in thy way.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:58

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

Luke 12:15

And he said unto them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

Mark 7:21-22

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

Psalm 141:4

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to do works with ungodliness with the men that work iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.

Exodus 18:21

Moreover thou shalt consider out of all the people men of virtue, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness, and place princes over them, of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.

Psalm 51:10

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

Jeremiah 32:39

and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever for the good of them and of their sons 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 the stony heart out of their flesh and will give them a heart of flesh:

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him that covets ill-gotten gain by violence for his house that he may set his nest on high, that he may escape from the power of evil!

Luke 16:14

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

Ephesians 5:3

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you as becomes saints,

Colossians 3:5

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

1 Timothy 6:9-10

For those that desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.

1 Timothy 6:17

Charge those that are rich in this world, that they not be highminded, not placing their hope in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

2 Peter 2:3

and in covetousness they shall make merchandise of you with feigned words, upon whom the condemnation from a long time ago does not delay, and their perdition does not sleep.

2 Peter 2:14

having their eyes full of adultery, and not knowing how to cease from sin, baiting unstable souls, having their heart exercised in covetous practices; cursed sons,

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