Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to plunder.
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.
Amplified
Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy.
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.
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
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
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35 Cause me to tread in the beaten path of thy commands, for I delighted in it 36 Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to plunder. 37 Cause mine eyes to pass from seeing vanity; make me live in thy way.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58
To incline our heart to him, to go in all his ways, and to watch his commands and his laws and his judgments which he commanded our fathers.
Luke 12:15
And he said to them, See, and watch yourselves from covetousness: for not in the abounding to any one of his possessions is his life.
Hebrews 13:5
The disposition exempt from avarice; being contented with present circumstances: for he has said, I will not send thee back, nor forsake thee.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder.
Mark 7:21-22
For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Psalm 141:4
Thou wilt not incline my heart to an evil word, to work works in injustice with men doing iniquity: and I will not eat upon their dainties.
Exodus 18:21
And thou shalt look out from all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, men hating gain; and set thou over them chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of ten.
Psalm 10:3
For the unjust boasted upon the desire of his soul, and he blessed him plundering, despising Jehovah.
Psalm 51:10
Create for me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit in my midst,
Jeremiah 32:39
And I gave to them one heart and one way, to fear me all the days, for good to them and to their sons after them.
Ezekiel 11:19-20
And I gave to them one heart, and a new spirit I will give in the midst of you; and I turned away the heart of stone from their flesh, and I gave to them a heart of flesh:
Habakkuk 2:9
Wo! to him plundering an evil plunder to his house, to set his nest on high, to deliver from the hand of evil.
Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees heard all these things, being avaricious: and they derided him.
Ephesians 5:3
And fornication, and all uncleanness, or overreaching, let it not be named with you, as becomes the holy;
Colossians 3:5
Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
1 Timothy 6:9-10
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.
1 Timothy 6:17
To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit;
2 Peter 2:3
And by covetousness with feigned words shall trade in you: to whom judgment since a long while is not inactive, and their perdition sleeps not.
2 Peter 2:14
Having eyes full of an adulteress, not ceasing from sin; decoying unstable souls: having a heart exercised with covetousness; children of a curse: