but incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our ancestors.
Psalm 119:36 - New Revised Standard Version Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetousness (robbery, sensuality, unworthy riches). [Ezek. 33:31; Mark 7:21, 22; I Tim. 6:10; Heb. 13:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. Common English Bible Turn my heart to your laws, not to greedy gain. |
but incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our ancestors.
For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.
Do not turn my heart to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with those who work iniquity; do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for all time, for their own good and the good of their children after them.
They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not obey them. For flattery is on their lips, but their heart is set on their gain.
“Alas for you who get evil gain for your houses, setting your nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm!”
And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.
But fornication and impurity of any kind, or greed, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints.
Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.