Quotes about Desire
though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
— Job 20:13
Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
— Job 20:20
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
— Job 23:3
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
— Job 31:1
so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
— Job 31:27
For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
— Job 35:3
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
— Psalm 10:17
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
— Psalm 20:4
You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
— Psalm 21:2
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
— Psalm 27:4
My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
— Psalm 27:8
Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
— Psalm 34:12