(see also Covet, Covetousness; Motivations; Purpose)

Gen. 3: 6	(Moses 4: 12) tree to be desired to make one wise.
Gen. 4: 7	(Moses 4: 22) unto thee shall be his desire.
Deut. 5: 21	neither shalt thou desire . . . any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Ps. 10: 17	thou hast heard the desire of the humble.
Ps. 19: 10	More to be desired are they than gold.
Ps. 37: 4	he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Ps. 40: 6	Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire.
Ps. 51: 6	thou desirest truth in the inward parts.
Ps. 112: 10	desire of the wicked shall perish.
Ps. 145: 19	fulfil the desire of them that fear him.
Prov. 10: 24	desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Prov. 11: 23	desire of the righteous is only good.
Prov. 13: 4	soul of the sluggard desireth.
Prov. 21: 25	desire of the slothful killeth him.
Isa. 53: 2	(Mosiah 14: 2) no beauty that we should desire him.
Hosea 6: 6	I desired mercy, and not sacrifice.
Hag. 2: 7	desire of all nations shall come.
Matt. 13: 17	(Luke 10: 24) righteous men have desired to see.
Mark 9: 35	man desire to be first, the same shall be last.
Luke 17: 22	desire to see one of the days of the Son of man.
Luke 22: 15	With desire I have desired to eat this passover.
Luke 22: 31	(Moses 5: 23) Satan hath desired to have you.
Rom. 10: 1	my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel.
1 Cor. 14: 1	desire spiritual gifts.
Eph. 2: 3	fulfilling the desires of the flesh.
1 Tim. 1: 7	Desiring to be teachers of the law.
1 Tim. 3: 1	desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
James 4: 2	ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain.
1 Pet. 1: 12	which things the angels desire to look into.
1 Pet. 2: 2	babes, desire the sincere milk of the word.
1 Ne. 8: 12	desirable above all other fruit.
Enos 1: 9	(Enos 1: 12) began to feel a desire for thy welfare.
Alma 29: 4	granteth unto men according to their desire.
Alma 41: 5	raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness.
3 Ne. 11: 23	whoso repenteth . . . and desireth to be baptized.
D&C 3: 4	dictates of his own . . . carnal desires.
D&C 7: 1	what desirest thou? For if you shall ask.
D&C 18: 38	by their desires . . . you shall know them.
D&C 137: 9	according to the desire of their hearts.
Abr. 1: 2	desiring to receive instructions.