Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'desire' occurs 230 times in the standard works.

48 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'desire' in the standard works and contain 20.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 20 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 44:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 5:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 92:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 77 43 120
Gen. 2 1 3
Ex. 2 0 2
Deut. 4 2 6
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 4 6
2 Sam. 1 1 2
1 Kgs. 7 2 9
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 2 3 5
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 8 3 11
Ps. 18 11 29
Prov. 10 5 15
Eccl. 2 2 4
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 2 2 4
Jer. 3 1 4
Ezek. 3 0 3
Dan. 2 2 4
Hosea 1 1 2
Amos 1 0 1
Micah 1 1 2
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Hag. 1 0 1
NT 34 31 65
BM 89 116 205
DC 27 37 64
PGP 3 3 6
TOTAL 230 230 460

Gen. 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Gen. 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Gen. 4:7
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Ex. 10:11
Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

Ex. 34:24
For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.

Deut. 5:21
Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Deut. 7:25
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.

Deut. 14:26
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,

Deut. 18:6
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose;

Deut. 18:16
According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

Deut. 21:11
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

Judg. 8:24
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

1 Sam. 2:16
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.

1 Sam. 9:20
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

1 Sam. 12:13
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.

1 Sam. 18:25
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.

1 Sam. 20:4
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

1 Sam. 23:20
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.

2 Sam. 3:21
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.

2 Sam. 23:5
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

1 Kgs. 2:20
Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

1 Kgs. 5:8
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

1 Kgs. 5:9
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

1 Kgs. 5:10
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

1 Kgs. 9:1
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

1 Kgs. 9:11
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

1 Kgs. 9:19
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

1 Kgs. 10:13
And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

1 Kgs. 11:37
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

2 Kgs. 4:28
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

2 Chr. 8:6
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

2 Chr. 9:12
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

2 Chr. 11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

2 Chr. 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

2 Chr. 21:20
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

Neh. 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Esth. 2:13
Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.

Job 7:2
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Job 13:3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

Job 14:15
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

Job 20:20
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

Job 21:14
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Job 23:13
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Job 31:35
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

Job 33:32
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

Job 34:36
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

Job 36:20
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Ps. 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

Ps. 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

Ps. 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Ps. 21:2
Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Ps. 27:4
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

Ps. 34:12
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Ps. 37:4
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Ps. 38:9
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Ps. 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

Ps. 45:11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Ps. 51:6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Ps. 51:16
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Ps. 54:7
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Ps. 59:10
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Ps. 68:16
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.

Ps. 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Ps. 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

Ps. 78:29
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

Ps. 92:11
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Ps. 107:30
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

Ps. 112:8
His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

Ps. 112:10
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Ps. 118:7
The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

Ps. 132:13
For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

Ps. 132:14
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Ps. 140:8
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

Ps. 145:16
Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Ps. 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Prov. 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Prov. 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Prov. 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Prov. 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Prov. 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Prov. 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Prov. 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Prov. 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Prov. 18:1
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Prov. 19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Prov. 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Prov. 21:20
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Prov. 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Prov. 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Prov. 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Eccl. 2:10
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

Eccl. 6:2
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.

Eccl. 6:9
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Eccl. 12:5
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

Song. 7:10
I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.

Isa. 1:29
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

Isa. 26:8
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

Isa. 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Isa. 53:2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Jer. 17:16
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

Jer. 22:27
But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

Jer. 42:22
Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.

Jer. 44:14
So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.

Ezek. 24:16
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Ezek. 24:21
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

Ezek. 24:25
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,

Dan. 2:16
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

Dan. 2:18
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Dan. 2:23
I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.

Dan. 11:37
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

Hosea 6:6
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Hosea 10:10
It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

Amos 5:18
Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

Micah 7:1
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Hab. 2:5
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

Zeph. 2:1
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Hag. 2:7
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.