12 Bible Verses about Human Desires
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And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden. And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife. And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the fields, and Jacob said nothing until they came.read more.
And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him. And the sons of Jacob came from the fields when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought what was disgraceful in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done. And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away; neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door,
But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
and it shall be unto you for a tassel, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of Jehovah, and do them; and that ye seek not after the lusts of your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye go a whoring;
Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: my reins are consumed within me.
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the cherished thoughts of my heart.
Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;
