Bible Verses about

Human Desires


1 Peter 4:2

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

James 1:20

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Proverbs 27:20

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Romans 9:16

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

John 1:13

Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Proverbs 19:22

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

Galatians 5:17-21

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, read more

2 Peter 1:4

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Galatians 5:16

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

John 7:17

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Romans 1:24

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: