9 occurrences in 13 translations

'Desire' in the Bible

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, divineAcceptance, From GodAbel and CainDoorsSin, Causes OfCrouchingEvil DesiresThe Entrance Of SinAcceptanceDoing The Right ThingSmiling

The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfSweet OdoursCurses, DivineCovenant, God's with Noahevil, origins ofEarth, Promises AboutBeing Born In SinAromasHeart, DivineMind, The HumanSin, Universality OfSmellsAltarsBeing Evil From YouthGod KillingThoughts Of The WickedSoliloquyGod CursingGod Killing All PeopleRefreshing GodThe Hearts Incination To Evil

and he speaketh with them, saying, 'If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;

And they said, “We will call the girl and ask her what she prefers.”

Verse ConceptsAsking

And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?

Verse ConceptsHomeLove, And The WorldRight DesiresRobbing Gods

But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?

Verse ConceptsMen And Women Who LovedGiving In Marriagehumor

It is the desire of these men to be at peace with us; let them then go on living in this country and doing trade here, for the country is wide open before them; let us take their daughters as wives and let us give them our daughters.

Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfLiving In The LandMen Of Peace

It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

Verse ConceptsInvitationsLooking At People For EvilOther WivesSexual Union IntendedsexResisting Temptationmistress

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