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Romans 13:14
Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.
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Psalms 119:36-37
Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!
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Proverbs 27:20
As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.
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James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.
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Ephesians 2:3
among whom all of us also formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest…
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1 Peter 4 2-1 Peter 4 3
in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non- Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries.
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1 Peter 2 11
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
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Psalms 78:18
They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
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Joshua 7:21
I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”
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Galatians 5:24
Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Titus 2:12
It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self- controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
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Luke 4:5
Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.
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2 Peter 2 10
especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,
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Numbers 11:4
Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said,“ If only we had meat to eat!
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Psalms 78:30
They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths,
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2 Peter 2 18
For by speaking high- sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.
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Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
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Numbers 11:34
So the name of that place was called Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people that craved different food.
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Revelation 18:11-17
Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer–cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four- wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives.( The ripe fruit you greatly desired has gone from you, and all your luxury and splendor have gone from you– they will never ever be found again!)The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,saying,“ Woe, woe, O great city– dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls–because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” And every ship’s captain, and all who sail along the coast– seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?