Psalms 119:36

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Turn my heart toward Your testimonies and not toward selfish gain.

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  • 1 Kgs 8:58 : 58 May He turn our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commands, statutes, and judgments, which He gave to our ancestors.
  • Mark 7:21-22 : 21 For from within, out of the human heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, 22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
  • Ps 51:10 : 10 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
  • Ps 141:4 : 4 Do not let my heart incline to an evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with those who do iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 I will give them one heart and one way so that they may always fear Me, for their own good and the good of their children after them.
  • Hab 2:9 : 9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!
  • Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
  • 2 Pet 2:14 : 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children.
  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.
  • Eph 5:3 : 3 But sexual immorality, all impurity, or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper for saints.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
  • Ezek 11:19-20 : 19 I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then they will follow My statutes, keep My judgments, and carry them out. They will be My people, and I will be their 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%

    37Turn my eyes from worthless things; give me life according to Your way.

    38Fulfill Your promise to Your servant, so that You may be feared.

  • Ps 119:31-35
    5 verses
    77%

    31I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not let me be put to shame.

    32I run in the path of Your commandments, for You have broadened my heart.

    33Teach me, LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.

    34Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart.

    35Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it.

  • Ps 119:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

    11I have hidden Your word in my heart so that I might not sin against You.

  • Ps 141:4
    75%

    4Do not let my heart incline to an evil thing, to practice wicked deeds with those who do iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies.

  • Ps 119:111-112
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    75%

    111I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

    112I have inclined my heart to keep Your statutes forever, to the very end.

  • Ps 119:29
    74%

    29Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously give me Your law.

  • Ps 119:22
    73%

    22Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:159
    73%

    159Consider how I love Your precepts, LORD; in Your lovingkindness give me life.

  • Ps 119:40
    73%

    40Behold, I long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness give me life.

  • Ps 119:58-59
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    73%

    58I seek Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your word.

    59I have considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:5
    73%

    5Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!

  • Ps 119:79-80
    2 verses
    72%

    79Let those who fear You turn to me, along with those who know Your testimonies.

    80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be put to shame.

  • Ps 119:119
    72%

    119You discard the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore, I love Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:129
    72%

    129Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore, my soul keeps them.

  • Ps 119:2
    72%

    2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart.

  • Ps 119:167
    72%

    167My soul keeps Your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

  • Ps 119:66
    71%

    66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I trust in Your commandments.

  • Ps 119:88
    71%

    88Give me life according to Your lovingkindness, that I may keep the testimonies of Your mouth.

  • Ps 119:149
    71%

    149Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; LORD, preserve my life according to Your judgment.

  • Ps 119:69-70
    2 verses
    71%

    69The insolent smear me with lies, but I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

    70Their heart is dull like fat, but I delight in Your law.

  • Prov 30:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.

    9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

  • Ps 119:8
    71%

    8I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.

  • Ps 119:14-16
    3 verses
    71%

    14I rejoice in following Your testimonies as much as in great riches.

    15I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways.

    16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

  • Prov 23:17
    70%

    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the Lord all day long.

  • Ps 119:127
    70%

    127Therefore, I love Your commandments more than gold, even pure gold.

  • Ps 119:76-77
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    70%

    76May Your lovingkindness comfort me, according to Your promise to Your servant.

    77Let Your mercy come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

  • Ps 119:43
    70%

    43Do not take the word of truth completely from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

  • Ps 119:133
    70%

    133Direct my steps according to Your word; let no sin rule over me.

  • Ps 119:24
    70%

    24Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.

  • Prov 4:20
    70%

    20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • Ps 119:125
    70%

    125I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:18
    70%

    18Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law.

  • Ps 119:101
    70%

    101I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word.

  • Ps 26:2
    70%

    2Examine me, Lord, and test me; refine my inner thoughts and my heart.

  • 1 Chr 29:19
    70%

    19And give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your statutes, and your decrees, and to carry out all these plans, building the temple for which I have made preparations.

  • Prov 22:17
    70%

    17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.