Quotes about Desires
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
— Psalm 140:8
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
— Psalm 145:19
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
— Proverbs 11:6
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
— Isaiah 30:10
I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
— Isaiah 57:17
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
— John 8:44
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
— Romans 1:24
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
— Romans 6:12
Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
— Romans 8:8
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
— Romans 13:14
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
— Galatians 5:16
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
— Galatians 5:24