Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and not to unjust 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 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
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
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35 Cause me to walk in the path of Your Commandments; for I delight in them. 36 Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and not to unjust gain. 37 Turn away my eyes from seeing vanity; in Your way give me life.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58
to incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments which He commanded our fathers.
Luke 12:15
And He said to them, Watch and keep yourselves from covetousness. For a man's life is not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words. But they will not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.
Mark 7:21-22
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Psalm 141:4
Let not my heart turn aside to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men who work iniquity; and let me not eat of their delicacies.
Exodus 18:21
And you shall look 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, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.
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 forever, for their good and for the good 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 remove the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh,
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!
Luke 16:14
And being money-lovers, all the Pharisees also heard all these things. And they derided Him.
Ephesians 5:3
For let fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness not be once named among you, as becomes saints,
Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge the rich in this world that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, He offering to us richly all things to enjoy,
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 2:14
having eyes full of adultery and never ceasing from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children