34 occurrences in 13 translations

'Desire' in the Bible

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

because wisdom is better than precious gems and nothing you desire can compare to it."

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

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

The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The wicked desire what evil men have,but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

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.

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark).

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπιποθέω 
Epipotheo 
Usage: 9

חשׁק 
Chesheq 
Usage: 3

שׁאף 
Sha'aph 
Usage: 14

ἐπιπόθησις 
Epipothesis 
Usage: 2

H1
אב 
'ab 
Usage: 1214

H15
אבה 
'abeh 
Usage: 1

H35
אביּונה 
'abiyownah 
Usage: 1

או או 
'ow 
Usage: 320

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

אוּה 
'avvah 
Usage: 7

בּעה בּעא 
B@`a' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

בּקשׁ 
Baqash 
Usage: 225

חמד 
Chamad 
Usage: 30

חמד 
Chemed 
Usage: 6

חמדּה 
Chemdah 
Usage: 16

חפץ 
Chaphets 
delight , please , desire , will , pleasure , favour , like , moveth , would , at all
Usage: 76

חפץ 
Chaphets 
Usage: 10

חפץ 
Chephets 
Usage: 39

חשׁק 
Chashaq 
Usage: 11

כּסף 
Kacaph 
Usage: 6

מחמד 
Machmad 
Usage: 12

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

רצן רצון 
Ratsown 
Usage: 56

שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

תּאוה 
Ta'avah 
Usage: 20

תּו 
Tav 
Usage: 3

תּשׁוּקה 
T@shuwqah 
Usage: 3

αἰτέω 
Aiteo 
Usage: 43

ἀξιόω 
Axioo 
Usage: 7

ἐξαιτέομαι 
Exaiteomai 
Usage: 0

ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

ἐπιζητέω 
Epizeteo 
Usage: 8

ἐπιθυμέω 
Epithumeo 
Usage: 10

ἐπιθυμία 
Epithumia 
Usage: 35

ἐπιποθία 
Epipothia 
Usage: 1

ἐρωτάω 
Erotao 
Usage: 42

εὐδοκία 
Eudokia 
good pleasure , good will , seem good 9 , desire
Usage: 7

ζηλόω 
Zeloo 
Usage: 10

ζητέω 
Zeteo 
seek , seek for , go about , desire ,
Usage: 79

θέλημα 
thelema 
will , desire , pleasure
Usage: 45

θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would , will/would have , desire , desirous , list , to will ,
Usage: 136

ἱμείρομαι 
himeiromai 
Usage: 1

κενόδοξος 
Kenodoxos 
Usage: 1

ὀρέγομαι 
Oregomai 
Usage: 3

παρακαλέω 
Parakaleo 
Usage: 102

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