Bible Verses About Desires

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.