Desire in the Bible: 111 times in the King James Version

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
`+` (or space)	Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use `+` to find terms anywhere in the same verse.	`jesus + wept` Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

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desire KJV

“Desire” is in the King James Bible 111 times, in 109 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

26 more, less often

3:15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
23:6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
24:1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.