'Desire' in the Bible
The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger [God will meet all his needs],But He will reject and cast away the craving of the wicked.
What the wicked fears will come upon him,But the desire of the righteous [for the blessings of God] will 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 brings only good,But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men,But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit.
From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good,But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Desire realized is sweet to the soul;But it is detestable to fools to turn away from evil [which they have planned].
He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,He quarrels against all sound 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 the lazy kills him,For his hands refuse to labor;
For you will put a knife to your throatIf you are a man of great appetite.
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,Or desire his delicacies;
Do not be envious of evil men,Nor desire to be with them;
It is not for kings, O Lemuel,It is not for kings to drink wine,Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
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- Bless (187 instances)
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- Fancy (4 instances)
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