desireth

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Thine eye desireth favour and beauty: but more than both corn while it is green.

Now the faith which is in Christ confirms all these [admonitions]. For He Himself by the Holy Ghost thus addresses us: “Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth to see good days? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are [open] unto their prayers. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord heard him, and delivered him out of all his troubles.” “Many are the stripes [appointed for] the wicked; but mercy shall compass those about who hope in the Lord.”

Another desireth not to see good day with them that not, lest be defile his body and pollute his soul; this, too, is double-faced, but the whole is good.

And if a man liveth in chastity, and desireth also glory, and the Most High knoweth that it is expedient for him, He bestoweth this also upon me.