Psalms 119:36
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
KJV
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.
ASV
הַט לִ֭בִּ/י אֶל עֵדְוֺתֶ֗י/ךָ וְ/אַ֣ל אֶל בָּֽצַע
Hebrew
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
YLT
Turn my heart towards your statutes, not towards selfish gain.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
בָּ֑צַע
bts'
noun · 23×
י
y
noun · 591×
ךָ
k
noun · 55×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- 1Kgs 8:58 — That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
- 1Kgs 8:58 — That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
- 1Tim 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
- 1Tim 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
- 2Pet 2:3 — And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
- 2Pet 2:14 — Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
- 2Thess 3:5 — And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
- Col 3:2 — Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
- Col 3:5 — Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
- Eccl 5:11 — When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
- Exod 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of
- Exod 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
- Ezek 11:19 — And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
- Ezek 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth
- Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Jer 32:39 — And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- Luke 12:15 — And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- Luke 16:14 — And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
- Mark 7:21 — For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
- Phil 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
- Prov 16:1 — The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
- Prov 23:5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
- Ps 10:3 — For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
- Ps 51:10 — Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
- Ps 119:5 — O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
- Ps 119:35 — Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
- Ps 119:112 — I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
- Ps 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
- Ps 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.