KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:16
Complete exact-word concordance
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
She is more precious then Rubies: and all the things thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
The feare of the wicked, it shall come vpon him: but the desire of the righteous shalbe granted.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sicke: but when the desire commeth, it is a tree of life.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soule: but it is abomination to fooles to depart from euill.
THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
¶ Through desire a man hauing separated himselfe, seeketh and intermedleth with all wisedome.
1611 marginal noteOr, he that separateth himselfe, seeketh according to his desire, and intermedleth in euery businesse.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
The desire of the slouthfull killeth him: for his hands refuse to labour.
1611 marginal noteCha.13.4
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euill eye, neither desire thou his dainty meates.
BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
¶ Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.
1611 marginal noteChap. 23.17. and 24.19. psal. 37.1. &c. and 73.3.
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