Bible Verses About Desire
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for desire, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,154 votes, led by Psalms 37:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Desire
Psalms 37:4324 votes
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Proverbs 10:24182 votes
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Jeremiah 29:13144 votes
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Matthew 5:6144 votes
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Proverbs 2:3-5116 votes
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
1 Corinthians 10:13106 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Luke 10:4288 votes
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Psalms 145:1986 votes
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Romans 13:13-1481 votes
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Lamentations 3:2569 votes
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Hosea 6:664 votes
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Isaiah 40:3154 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Psalms 119:1051 votes
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Proverbs 8:3444 votes
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Luke 6:2144 votes
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Colossians 3:1-2544 votes
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Psalms 40:839 votes
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Psalms 119:2039 votes
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Psalms 119:13339 votes
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalms 34:1036 votes
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
Matthew 9:1336 votes
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Philippians 3:12-1436 votes
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Lamentations 3:2632 votes
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Philippians 2:12-1632 votes
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Psalms 37:730 votes
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
What does the Bible say about desire?
Readers most often cite Psalms 37:4 on the subject of desire. Across 3,154 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 10:24, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 5:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.