'Desires' in the Bible
Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it."
My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.
For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.
The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit -- O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.
Praise the Lord, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!
Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.
The appetite of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor -- instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.
Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.
The Beloved about Her Lover: I am my beloved's, and he desires me!
They lament, 'Why don't you notice when we fast? Why don't you pay attention when we humble ourselves?' Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.
You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians because your sexual desires were insatiable; you prostituted yourself with them and yet you were still not satisfied.
Residents of Shaphir, pass by in nakedness and humiliation! The residents of Zaanan can't leave their city. Beth Ezel mourns, "He takes from you what he desires."
Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.