desire
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4Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
24What the impious fear will overwhelm them. The just shall be given their desire.
13You shall seek me. And you will find me, when you have sought me with your whole heart.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
3For if you would call upon wisdom and bend your heart to prudence, 4if you will seek her like money, and dig for her as if for treasure, 5then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and you will discover the knowledge of God.
13Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it.
19He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.
42And yet only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the best portion, and it shall not be taken away from her.”
13Let us walk honestly, as in the daylight, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and sexual immorality, not in contention and envy. 14Instead, be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in its desires.
25TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
6For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.