15 occurrences

'Desires' in the Bible

So that place was named Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they put in the earth the bodies of the people who had given way to their desires.

Verse ConceptsBurying placesGreed

So that, looking on these ornaments, you may keep in mind the orders of the Lord and do them; and not be guided by the desires of your hearts and eyes, through which you have been untrue to me:

Verse ConceptsSpiritual HarlotryHeart, HumanHuman DesiresEvil Eyes

Now when Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all Solomon's desires, which he had in mind were effected;

Verse ConceptsMan's Work FinishedThe First Temple

But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,

Verse ConceptsAt The Same Time

So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.

Verse ConceptsGod Hardening PeoplePassionimaginationfollowing

They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

Verse ConceptsBacksliding, CausesDesertsSatan, As TempterJudgement In The WildernessTesting God

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

Verse ConceptsCovetingGreed, Condemnation OfMoney, Stewardship OfCovetousness, Results InAvoiding BribesHating EvilGreedFamily Problemsoverworking

A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourSuffering From ForeignersGod Gives WealthTragedyBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeWealth And ProsperityEnjoying LifeMoney Blessingscatspossessionsempowerment

He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesAtonement, in OTDelighting, Wrong Kinds OfBlood, Figurative UseMemorialPleasureAbominations, Sin IsKilling Domesticated AnimalsPigsIncense Offered AmissKilling SacrificesMaking Cereal Offerings And Libationspork

A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofdissatisfactionAmbition, Warnings RegardingGrave, TheSatisfactionWorldly AmbitionCovetousness, Nature ofAlcohol ConsumptionEffect Of WineDealing With The NationsThe Fact Of Death

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain