Psalms 119:36

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:58 : 58 Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.
  • Mark 7:21-22 : 21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures, 22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.
  • Ps 51:10 : 10 Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.
  • Ps 141:4 : 4 Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:
  • Hab 2:9 : 9 A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
  • Ps 10:3 : 3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
  • 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;
  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
  • Eph 5:3 : 3 But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
  • Ezek 11:19-20 : 19 And I will give them a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in them; and I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh: 20 So that they may be guided by my rules and keep my orders and do them: and they will be to me a people, and I will be to them a God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 119:37-38
    2 verses
    80%

    37 Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.

    38 Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.

  • Ps 119:31-35
    5 verses
    77%

    31 I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.

    32 I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

    33 <HE> O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end.

    34 Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

    35 Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.

  • Ps 119:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10 I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

    11 I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

  • 4 Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

  • 75%

    111 I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

    112 My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.

  • 29 Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.

  • 22 Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.

  • 159 See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

  • 40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

  • Ps 119:58-59
    2 verses
    73%

    58 I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.

    59 I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.

  • 5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

  • Ps 119:79-80
    2 verses
    72%

    79 Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.

    80 Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

  • 119 All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.

  • 129 <PE> Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.

  • 2 Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.

  • 167 My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.

  • 66 Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.

  • 88 Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

  • 149 Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.

  • Ps 119:69-70
    2 verses
    71%

    69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

    70 Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

  • Prov 30:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

    9 For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

  • 8 I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.

  • Ps 119:14-16
    3 verses
    71%

    14 I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

    15 I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.

    16 I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.

  • 17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

  • 127 For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

  • Ps 119:76-77
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    70%

    76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

    77 Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

  • 43 Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.

  • 133 Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.

  • 24 Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.

  • 20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

  • 125 I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.

  • 18 Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.

  • 101 I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.

  • 2 Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.

  • 19 And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

  • 17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.