104 Bible Verses about Desire
Want to know what the Bible says about Desire? Here are 104 Bible verses about Desire from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Hosea 6:6 NIV
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
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Isaiah 40:31 NIV
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
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Psalm 119:10 NIV
I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.
do not let me stray from your commands.
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Psalm 119:133 NIV
Direct my footsteps according to your word;
let no sin rule over me.
let no sin rule over me.
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Proverbs 8:34 NIV
Blessed are those who listen to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35
Luke 6:21 NIV
Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
35
Philippians 3:12-14 NIV
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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Matthew 9:13 NIV
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Isaiah 26:8 NIV
Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
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