Parallel Verses
Amplified
Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy.
New American Standard Bible
And not to
King James Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Holman Bible
and not to material gain.
International Standard Version
Turn my heart to your decrees and away from unjust gain.
A Conservative Version
Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
American Standard Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.
Bible in Basic English
Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.
Darby Translation
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
Julia Smith Translation
Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to plunder.
King James 2000
Incline my heart unto your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to [dishonest] gain.
Modern King James verseion
Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and not to unjust gain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
NET Bible
Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.
New Heart English Bible
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
The Emphasized Bible
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
Webster
Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
World English Bible
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
Youngs Literal Translation
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
HeÊ&Frac14;
35
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy.
Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58
that He may guide our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways [following Him] and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His precepts which He commanded our fathers.
Luke 12:15
Then He said to them,
Hebrews 13:5
Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not practice them; for with their mouth they express loving devotion, but their heart goes after their (unlawful) gain.
Mark 7:21-22
Psalm 141:4
Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing,
Or to practice deeds of wickedness
With men who plan and do evil;
And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).
Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, you shall select from all the people competent men who [reverently] fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; you shall place these over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Jeremiah 32:39
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Ezekiel 11:19-20
And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch],
Habakkuk 2:9
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing]
To set his nest on high,
That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were sneering and ridiculing Him.
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith].
Colossians 3:5
So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
1 Timothy 6:17
As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant, nor to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery, constantly looking for sin, enticing and luring away unstable souls. Having hearts trained in greed, [they are] children of a curse.